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I just wonder if the source of the problem are these "App stores" of the world. If I could just download these apps like I download software for linux, it woul
by Crazyontap 6y ago
I just wonder if the source of the problem are these "App stores" of the world.
If I could just download these apps like I download software for linux, it would be very difficult for the govt to enforce anything like this.
Tik-tok banned in India too and by ban it merely meant that the govt. forced Google / Apple to remove it from the play store. There is complete ban on torrent / porn sites in India but that doesn't stop anyone from visiting those either.
I think this is just one more argument against these central repos that are aiding censorship and political propagandas.
- kevincox 6y agoI think you are right that "app stores" are the most convenient place to enforce this. They get a fairly good effectiveness with low effort. However I doubt that not having them would stop the bans, it would take a bit more motivation, and a lot more effort but unless we have a truly censor-resistant solution I suspect the government would still put in the effort.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoTake a look at how that worked out for attempts to suppress the DVD/CSS ripping algorithm. When software is source code, not just binary blobs, it starts to enjoy (some|more) protection under the 1st amendment.
- js4ever 6y agoHistory showed us that governments are lazy and will go after the biggest fish and tons of small actors will evade the gov ban. So I believe no app store (or allow sideloading) is better for the peoples
- wobbly_bush 6y ago> There is complete ban on torrent / porn sites in India This is incorrect. There are a set of sites which a few judges decided should be banned. There is no ban based on the category of the sites, or in other words newer sites based on these categories are not automatically banned.