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I think the concern is that if Facebook builds sophisticated censorship tools for China, the temptation for other nations to adopt them will become overwhelming
by _rpd 10y ago
I think the concern is that if Facebook builds sophisticated censorship tools for China, the temptation for other nations to adopt them will become overwhelming. The Chinese level of censorship could become a defacto standard without a robust conversation about what that means for society.
Even those enthusiastically calling for censorship of 'fake news' may be given pause for thought when considering how those tools might be used by political opponents.
- drdaeman 10y agoThis. I'm sure our Russian government would absolutely love to have the similar level of control. Currently, Facebook's too big for them (although they test the water with LinkedIn), but this is a clear signal. And more countries (e.g. Kazakhstan) will likely follow the suit.
- kbart 10y agoFacebook is not very big in Russia and I wouldn't be surprised if it is banned as LinkedIn soon. Most of ordinary Russians use VKontakte.
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