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"The request itself may be clueless, however you can easily mass censor content that contains certain keywords." Then you get ridiculous situations for mass ba
by nekojima 15y ago
"The request itself may be clueless, however you can easily mass censor content that contains certain keywords."
Then you get ridiculous situations for mass banned keywords like recently in Pakistan or for a long time in China, most recently 'jasmine tea' was banned. China arguably has the most 'sophisticated' censorship system in the world, with over a million staff policing internet content & developing systems to monitor content, but it is still noticeable to users. So your theory that it can be implemented without notice is largely false.
Its also quite easy to get around most keywords by using slang or alternatives for political leaders, such as 'The Old Man' (usually negative) for Robert Mugabe, 'Mr Bow Tie' (sarcastic, negative) for HK CE Donald Tsang or 'The Lady' (positive) for Aung San Suu Kyi. Using single initials is also popular.
I've lived in several dictatorships & the ingenuity of anti-censorship can be quite simple to overcome complex systems.