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[-] Bloefz@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Loll I thought of the first two too. Of course the first is a given considering his picture is right there on the post.

The third was Naomi Wu. One of the few influencers who really managed to captivate the west (in her niche). But unfortunately she was silenced as she was too critical about the government (and IT security issues in particular in the pinyin input module, which she had really good points about). Basically she was arrested and told to stop youtubing or else...

I think this plays a role too. Influencers that capture a western audience often get silenced when they don't toe the party line. And when they do they are obvious shills so they don't appeal to us. The same reason linkedin is insufferable as social media.

It's too bad because people like her really fostered understanding of Chinese culture. Which is good for China and its government too but they're too focused on their internal hold on power to see that.

[-] Eldritch@piefed.world 3 points 2 hours ago

I miss Naomi. Her content was always interesting, and often informative. She was a solid presence in the open source 3d scene too. Between the pinyin IME input vulnerabilities and telling personal stories of her life and suffering under the government as well as her Uhyger partners suffering. Even though she didn't word it like that. Put it as vanilla and non accusatory and just mater of factly. Oppressive authoritarian governments can't tolerate ANY criticism or allow ACTUAL liberty.

You are 1000% correct though. She was a fantastic internet ambassador for china and their technology sector.

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