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Remember that while authoritarian regimes may use Free Software themselves, that doesn't mean they'll freely let their citizens use it.
by gavinhoward 3y ago
Remember that while authoritarian regimes may use Free Software themselves, that doesn't mean they'll freely let their citizens use it.
- Const-me 3y agoRussia and China let their citizens use whatever software they please, be it commercial, pirated, or free. By itself, software is harmless to these autocrats. These regimes care about telecom, not software. Both Russia and China restrict usage of the internet with a combination of technical, legal, and repressive methods.