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Try using American social media and offerings in China, and lately, Russia.
by ronnier 10mo ago
Try using American social media and offerings in China, and lately, Russia.
- Daishiman 10mo agoBut it's not about reciprocity if you're truly committed to free speech right?
- zeroonetwothree 10mo agoAmericans still have free speech. There are many other platforms to use. Foreign governments never have had free speech rights and I doubt most people support them having those rights.
- LtWorf 10mo ago> There are many other platforms to use. That will promptly proceed to bury whatever the government tells them to bury.
- loeg 10mo agoThe first amendment isn't a suicide pact, and foreign corporations were never covered by it.
- vkou 10mo agoIt's not a 'suicide pact', it's a clear commitment that the government will not ban speech it finds inconvenient. It's not done a great job of living up to that promise.
- codedokode 10mo agoTo be fair, in some Russian regions you cannot access even most Russian sites from mobile (we have whitelist mode). Also, not everyone, but some people started using VPN after Instagram ban, and even more after Youtube ban. Like drug addicts who cannot drop their habits.