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> There’s one rather glaring hole in this story of immediate outrage from Chinese fans over Morey’s tweet: > Twitter is banned in China. I didn't even realize
by 4gotunameagain 7y ago
> There’s one rather glaring hole in this story of immediate outrage from Chinese fans over Morey’s tweet:
> Twitter is banned in China.
I didn't even realize until now. They are simply censoring (mainly)American social media posts. On the internet.
- godelski 7y agoWikipedia is also banned. Most social media is banned. Though these sites are generally allowed in HK. Many people also do use VPNs, but that's a different topic.
- ktln2 7y agoNot now - Chinese is turning Wikipedia into a censorship weapon. What you can see on Wikipedia (in Chinese) are largely edited by Chinese government. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49921173 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49921173
- godelski 7y agoLet me clarify: Wikipedia is banned in Mainland China (what Westerners mean when they say "China"). It is allowed in Hong Kong and Taiwan - which are outside the great firewall. That doesn't mean they aren't censoring and editing the Chinese language Wikipedia. They definitely are. Also consider that many people from China (read: mainland China) are coming to the US and the west for school. They tend to read the Chinese language versions of Wiki, not the English ones.