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I think GitHub gets used there as a social network because it isn't fully censored. I've read about Chinese using it to share/collaborate on unsanctioned inform
by _bxg1 6y ago
I think GitHub gets used there as a social network because it isn't fully censored. I've read about Chinese using it to share/collaborate on unsanctioned information because it can't just be blocked: unlike Facebook and Twitter, it's too important to their software industry.
- p410n3 6y agoTrivia: This effect is called colleteral freedom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collateral_freedom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collateral_freedom
- alisonatwork 6y agoThis is true, but only as far as people can keep their Github accounts anonymous. A couple months ago the government tracked down three people who had been using Github to share censored content and arrested them[1]. A whole bunch of other repos shut down quick smart after that for fear of more arrests. We can only hope some people outside the country made local clones. [1] https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/27/china-free-covid-19-activists-citizen-journalists https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/27/china-free-covid-19-acti...