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Why has Wechat became pretty much the only way the oversea Chinese communicate with their family and friends in China? One of the reasons is, CCP has banned the

Why has Wechat became pretty much the only way the oversea Chinese communicate with their family and friends in China? One of the reasons is, CCP has banned the rest. Probably you might be aware of this https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-people-support-ban-wechat-and-tiktok https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-people-support-... Over 100k Chinese American petitioned to ban Wechat and TikTok in the US.

sudosysgen 6y ago
How do you know that the anonymous online petition signers are all Chinese Americans? And for WeChat becoming so ubiquitous, it's a case of network effect. China isn't the outlier, the West is. Try living in South America without Whatsapp.
- mschuster91 6y ago
  Whatsapp however does not engage in censorship, something both Tiktok and Wechat have been proven to do.
  - colordrops 6y ago
    That's because Whatsapp doesn't have a feed. You are aware that Facebook and Twitter engage in censorship, aren't you?
  - sudosysgen 6y ago
    It can't, it's a direct messaging app. There is no app which has the full functionality of WeChat or Facebook that doesn't have some censorship.
  - chrischen 6y ago
    Actually facebook (Owners of whatsapp) does engage in censorship. They censor nipples, kamallaharris.info website, and certain right wing groups. I think the fact that you are this one-sided in the “censorship” department shows how propagandized you’ve become. Propaganda is everywhere, done by all factions. It’s not just something the communist party does. Every party does it.
    - mschuster91 6y ago
      I never claimed Facebook didn't engage in censorship. I was talking about Whatsapp.
      - sudosysgen 6y ago
        Whatsapp is wholy owned by Facebook.
beaunative 6y ago
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigations-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-medical-malpractice-crimes-against-humanity https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigat... Over 600k American petitioned banning Bill Gates' Foundation obviously.

sudosysgen 6y ago

How do you know that the anonymous online petition signers are all Chinese Americans? And for WeChat becoming so ubiquitous, it's a case of network effect. China isn't the outlier, the West is. Try living in South America without Whatsapp.

mschuster91 6y ago
Whatsapp however does not engage in censorship, something both Tiktok and Wechat have been proven to do.
- colordrops 6y ago
  That's because Whatsapp doesn't have a feed. You are aware that Facebook and Twitter engage in censorship, aren't you?
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  It can't, it's a direct messaging app. There is no app which has the full functionality of WeChat or Facebook that doesn't have some censorship.
- chrischen 6y ago
  Actually facebook (Owners of whatsapp) does engage in censorship. They censor nipples, kamallaharris.info website, and certain right wing groups. I think the fact that you are this one-sided in the “censorship” department shows how propagandized you’ve become. Propaganda is everywhere, done by all factions. It’s not just something the communist party does. Every party does it.
  - mschuster91 6y ago
    I never claimed Facebook didn't engage in censorship. I was talking about Whatsapp.
    - sudosysgen 6y ago
      Whatsapp is wholy owned by Facebook.

beaunative 6y ago

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigations-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-medical-malpractice-crimes-against-humanity https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-call-investigat... Over 600k American petitioned banning Bill Gates' Foundation obviously.