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October 2, 2016
The Chinese government provides a good template for online censorship.
It bans certain sensitive words on social media, forcing Chinese netizens to create alternatives.Superficially, what's happening in China and the West is the same. It differs in the official states. Private censorship in American is legal, but "un-American." In China it is state policy. In America, anyone could become a target of the mob for posting something "offensive." In China, one first gets posts removed. Then if persistent, a chat with police. One doesn't accidentally get sanctioned in China. Also, Twitter engages in shadow bans and along with Facebook will remove trending topics, but for the most part the censorship is openly discussed and even cheered by the media. Unorthodoxy: Learning the Taboos
Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 2, 2016 10:38 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.