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Not just foreign voices. Domestic chinese voices as well. As technology/money becomes intertwined, it's scary how easily large tech companies can silence and ru
by porpoisely 8y ago
Not just foreign voices. Domestic chinese voices as well. As technology/money becomes intertwined, it's scary how easily large tech companies can silence and ruin people's lives. Even worse, just the threat of these companies can silence voices. As china and the rest of the world move away from cash to digital payment, can anyone really risk offending wechat or any other tech/payment service?
Unfortunately, we are having similar problems here as well as our large tech/finance companies (social media, registrars, paypal, patreon, stripe, mastercard, etc ) are being used to silence voices and intimidate people.
Even more worrisome is the effect that money and investment from our largest foreign investors china, saudi arabia, israel, etc will have going forward. Will tech censor even more to appease large foreign investors? We know how foreign money and investment affects everything from hollywood to news coverage to politics. Can tech be immune from that?
- jandrese 8y agoIt should be noted that the digital payment system China is moving to is Wechat. If you try to go to the mainland and use cash outside of tourist areas you quickly run into trouble. Even for things that most people assume are cash run, like Taxis.