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> Damn, that's evil. Yes it is evil, but it is Chinese government that is responsible for that, not Facebook. Realistically only some of the most popular mess
by dennisgorelik 10y ago
> Damn, that's evil.
Yes it is evil, but it is Chinese government that is responsible for that, not Facebook.
Realistically only some of the most popular messages would be affected.
It would not suppress political discussions at small scale (among several friends).
It would not suppress popular messages that are not political.
I support Mark on that: it's better to have limited Facebook in China than not to have Facebook in China at all.
- kafkaesq 10y agoYes it is evil, but it is Chinese government that is responsible for that, not Facebook. Said every collaborator, active or passive, in every large-scale injustice or abuse since the beginning of time.
- olalonde 10y agoSad to see this mostly objective and balanced comment down voted while all the hyperbole is going to the top.
- r00fus 10y agoah, "messages that are not political". What's to say basic journalism isn't political? What about highlighting a massacre (inadvertently)? What about random abuses of power where the perpetrator happens to be related to powerful elite? Hint: you don't know. I'm not sure I'd use it for my distant relatives who live in China.
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- leppr 10y ago> I support Mark on that: it's better to have limited Facebook in China than not to have Facebook in China at all. Better for whom? For humanity in general, don't you fear giving people the illusion of a free platform for speaking is worst than not faking anything at all and thus encourage truly free platforms to emerge out of people's frustration? And for Facebook's own interests, don't you fear Facebook applying even more censoring in some parts of the world is going to affect its image world-wide?