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I don't think China is ahead of the west, they just take a slightly different approach. People have a really short memory, they already forgot about Snowden, pr
by ses1984 6y ago
I don't think China is ahead of the west, they just take a slightly different approach. People have a really short memory, they already forgot about Snowden, prism, Room 641A: that shit never stopped.
Please don't get me wrong I'm not trying to equate China and the west, China is a lot worse but strictly looking at the reaction of those in power to the internet... People in power in the west are definitely reacting strongly.
China is more 1984 and the west is more brave new world.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago> they already forgot about Snowden, prism, Room 641A: I think the scarier truth is that they did not so much forget about it, but that people really didn't care.
- foobiekr 6y agoNone of the things you listed actually involves suppressing content. The parent author is concerned about suppressing the internet, not spying on it. Both can be bad, but they're not the same thing. China leads on both.
- ses1984 6y agoSuppressing content is just one of the means to the ends of maintaining power and control.