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"China's cyber watchdog" to stop "malicious mobile apps that infringe on users’ rights”. Are the unelected chinese authorities and their various ministries rea
by porpoisely 8y ago
"China's cyber watchdog" to stop "malicious mobile apps that infringe on users’ rights”.
Are the unelected chinese authorities and their various ministries really worried about users' rights or is it just cover to control what their citizens/subjects see, hear and read?
I find it interesting how our media portrays this as china's authorities trying to control the internet. But when our media, politicians, elites pressure tech companies to delete, censor, etc, they don't portray it as an attempt to control the internet.
Anyone know if the chinese press are as hypocritical as our press? Do they portray our censorship as an attempt to control the internet?
- AnaniasAnanas 8y ago> But when our media, politicians, elites pressure tech companies to delete, censor, etc, they don't portray it as an attempt to control the internet. I don't know about the reuters but most of the media that I read do portray it as an attempt to restrict our freedom.
- azurezyq 8y agoAs a Chinese I'd say that Chinese people are already used to rely on the government to perform this kind of control with no business incentives. For example, they limit hours you can play continuously to fight against game additives. On the other hand, government is not like what Reuters usually portrayed (full of police and agents). Many agencies try to solve all kinds of problems in many ways, some elegant while some stupid. For this exact action, I think it's something the adminstration thinks it would work to solve the immediate problem. They just happened to have the tool.