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As I've been saying for years, the Great Firewall of China is -- or was -- the prototype. Look at its early history: Built with "Western" technology and consu
by pasbesoin 13y ago
As I've been saying for years, the Great Firewall of China is -- or was -- the prototype.
Look at its early history: Built with "Western" technology and consulting.
Did you think all these firms were creating a one-off?
And, the following observation is perhaps stretching the interpretation a bit (or not), but I find it somewhat ironic that, after all this, it is a Chinese company that is pushing this implementation forward. Use domestic market access to acquire the knowledge (sometimes, by hook or by crook), and then use your control of your own labor market to undersell the competition.
- adrow 13y agoSo you could call this one the China Firewall of Great Britain.
- samstave 13y agoB.ritish O.nline L.imiting L.ude O.bjectionable C.ontent S.ystem: B.O.L.L.O.C.S
- mortenjorck 13y agoThat's... actually pretty good.
- cjrp 13y ago[...] [O]bjectionable [C]ontent for [K]ids [S]ystem ?
- samstave 13y agoheh... Yeah - I couldn't think of a [K] ;)
- lazugod 13y agolewd
- TeMPOraL 13y agoOr Hadrian's Firewall, per https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6107385 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6107385.