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US companies (Twitter, Facebook, Google) censor people all the time.

• mrtksn 7y ago
  After all the political stuff going on, every country began seeing foreign communication companies as a national security threat. Russia and China were early on this but EU is also tightening the grip. We had a good go but since the politicians got involved I expect the internet to become separated into regional islands of regulations. Facebook probably had a dream of becoming a global political influence broker and sell mandate to the highest bidder but I think the people who control the guys with the guns are not especially thrilled to play this game.
  • kart23 7y ago
    I dont know, I really fear a world where the US blocks all chinese social media, and china blocks all US social media, in the name of 'national security'.
    • kube-system 7y ago
      That would be unfortunate, but it's not nearly as bad as the effects we'll see if the trend of information warfare against civilians continues. I've come to expect falsehoods on the internet for political or commercial gain -- but I find the recent trend of using propaganda to spark hatred, outrage, and panic, to be particularly disturbing.
• kube-system 7y ago
  This is about more than simply censorship, the broader concern is social manipulation at the hand of foreign governments. And likewise, those US companies have also drawn similar regulatory attention.