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I dunno - with the Stasi the stakes were higher: people could actually end up in jail for stating the wrong opinion. Nowadays facebook is all about pushing adds
by MichaelMoser123 9y ago
I dunno - with the Stasi the stakes were higher: people could actually end up in jail for stating the wrong opinion. Nowadays facebook is all about pushing adds, so there is less drama in the plot.
However i guess the analogy is more fitting for Baidu. The Chinese state has some very restrictive laws that are applied in practice.
And in Russia you can get sentenced for a wrong repost, so yandex.ru or ok.ru/vk.ru is in the same league.
- some_account 9y agoI think you would have to be very gullible to believe companies like this at their word.
- MichaelMoser123 9y agoPeople did/do take chances: it was not always clear what was allowed and what was crossing the line. * the allowed range of expression used to depend on the political climate (in better times/under liberal rulers you were allowed to say more) * the rules are often not clear as they are not stated explicitly. (however the subjects were expected to know them) * Also some people had more liberties (different degree of toleration, depending on the position in society) * decision to go after someone used to depend on the arbitrariness of some official. Disclaimer: my knowledge is based on historical events, i don't know that much regarding the realities of the present day.
- musage 9y ago"pushing ads" may be the used justification and one that some people buy, just like "keeping everybody safe" was the ostensible justification for the Stasi.