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I find it odd that the Chinese authorities allow text but not photos.
by MarkMc 9y ago
I find it odd that the Chinese authorities allow text but not photos.
- wsr 9y agoPhotos and videos are harder to spy on. However, this might be changing too... https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-stopchat-censors-can-now-erase-images-mid-transmission-1500363950 https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-stopchat-censors-can-now...
- suramya_tomar 9y agoText can by monitored using automated tools, however the same capability is not as well developed for video/photos. Also, pics/videos have more impact. If I describe the results of a beating it will not have as much of an impact as the photo of the broken bleeding person will have. So for a government that is trying to control the narrative the ability to control the images being transferred becomes key.