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This is a completely irrational argument, rooted solely in xenophobic appeals, that can be trivially dismissed by inverting the premise: Do Chinese citizens hav
by bugglebeetle 3y ago
This is a completely irrational argument, rooted solely in xenophobic appeals, that can be trivially dismissed by inverting the premise: Do Chinese citizens have more to fear from state control and monitoring of domestic social media services or those owned by companies outside China?
- franciscop 3y agoThose are not equivalent as I hint in my last paragraph, different countries and gvmt influence do have different risk factors. You can e.g. criticize the US gvmt in a US-based app with no consequences. Good luck doing that in China (that = criticizing the CCP on a Chinese-based app while living in China).
- bugglebeetle 3y ago> You can e.g. criticize the US gvmt in a US-based app with no consequences Oh really? Try that with your police department and see how it works out for you. https://hellgatenyc.com/nypd-warrantless-subpoena-copwatcher-social-media https://hellgatenyc.com/nypd-warrantless-subpoena-copwatcher...
- codedokode 3y agoActually it might be the other way round. Chinese will not care if you critisize US govt in private messages, but US platform might actually report you to FBI.
- ralphist 3y agoThey have more to fear from apps under the Chinese government's control. How does that dismiss the parent's claim?