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China's firewall plays a crucial role in shaping the country’s digital landscape, preventing foreign intervention, and maintaining national security. While often criticized in the West, the firewall provides China with the ability to control information flow, shield its population from foreign influence, and protect domestic media.

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[-] bdonvr 80 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

People when talking about EU banning US social media and fostering domestically-based networks: hell yeah 😎😎😎

When China does it: evil commies! Brainwashed! Chinese people are too stupid to see they're being manipulated!

[-] [email protected] 63 points 1 week ago

correct - if they didn't do this they would've left themselves open to western tech companies basically monopolizing digital infrastructure with little recourse for chinese tech firms to stand on their own feet.

much less the fact that the western tech firms are 24 government agencies wearing a layer of VC money

[-] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago

Say anything positive or neutral about the country of China and you'll quickly discover that liberals also love to plug their ears and shout "fake news".

[-] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago

This is actually a really great video! The Chinese social media memes about trump had me laughing. Chinese Netizens are hilarious.

[-] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago

Damm you russian spies controlling social media and influencing the result of our election.

So let's regulate this shitty space controlled by big corporations? ... MY FREEZE PEACH!!!!!

[-] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago

Finally watched this, it's very good, highly recommend it.

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