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It's basically another way to spread fear to encourage self censorship. If admins believe they are liable for anything non-kosher, then they'd actively censor i
by potatofarmer45 7y ago
It's basically another way to spread fear to encourage self censorship. If admins believe they are liable for anything non-kosher, then they'd actively censor it themselves to avoid potential wrath.
Throw in a few news articles of someone being arrested for a trivial group post, and it becomes an example of 杀一儆百 which translates as "to kill 1 as a warning to 100"
- rsync 7y ago"... and it literally becomes an example of ..." No, you would need to actually kill someone in order for that to literally be an example of "to kill 1 as a warning to 100".
- jakeogh 7y agoPredictable consequence of the GDPR: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18863496 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18863496
- unimpressive 7y agoSorry but, what does the GDPR have to do with this story about China? China doesn't care what laws Europe writes.
- jakeogh 7y agoI didn't mean to imply they are subject to it. It's another example of something new assisting the self-censorship trend (as noted in the story the commentator I linked to gave).