We're probably at the weakest point in our history militarily, with few recruits coming in. People in government saying they are "going to have" conversations about war with the public (FYI, UK would be behind most other countries on this, many already have done in last 5 years) is very different to "militarization" in any way that would relate to this 4Chan decision, it's not even "we are actually doing something".

I don’t know, they have a new center dedicated to information warfare: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/23/andy-burn...

And politicians have repeatedly stated the need for better control of information, connecting it directly to the Ukraine conflict and perceived threats from Russia.

I think there’s a strong case to be made that the push for information control is partly connected to military/defense goals.