Edward Snowden says autobiography has been censored in China
www.theguardian.com
Sections on democracy and privacy appear to be missing in Chinese edition of Permanent Record

Can't go allowing Western propaganda about "personal liberty" to interfere with our grand plans. But we're definitely not authoritarian. You will grow to love the options we give you.

    • GlacialTurtle [none/use name]
      13·
      4 years ago

      Good to see dipshits who espouse "critical support" not actually engage in the critical part and defend censorship of criticism of mass surveillance that would apparently cause the downfall of China if left intact.

        • GlacialTurtle [none/use name]
          10·
          4 years ago

          No one said you were beholden, but it's good to illustrate there's no actual defence you can come up with beyond vaguely implying the downfall of china will happen if Snowden's book was published unedited, so you defer to "Log off" when cornered.

            • GlacialTurtle [none/use name]
              11·
              4 years ago

              lmao intellectual wanking to ask a bit more from dipshits here than "China's downfall will happen if even minor references to hacking and surveillance programs in China exists, even though Snowden also quite happily references, critiques, and literally exposed western mass surveillance programs".

              • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
                1·
                4 years ago

                No one is implying this one thing would topple China, but that allowing a stream of shit like this gives western imperialism an opening to start trying to rile up color revolutions and secessionist shit.

                • GlacialTurtle [none/use name]
                  9·
                  4 years ago

                  Pretty sure Chinese people are already aware of the great firewall and various media being edited for release in China. Pretty sure it's also not impossible to get an undedited version of the book via other means. So how does minor references in a book that discusses mass surveillance in a multitude of countries constitute enough of a danger to warrant removal?

                  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
                    2·
                    4 years ago

                    Limiting the amount of people that get exposed to western bullshit about authoritarianism and totalitarianism is a good thing.

                  • ARVSPEX [none/use name]
                    2·
                    4 years ago

                    Pretty sure Chinese people are already aware of the great firewall and various media being edited for release in China. Pretty sure it’s also not impossible to get an undedited version of the book via other means.

                    Exactly.

                    So how does minor references in a book that discusses mass surveillance in a multitude of countries constitute enough of a danger to warrant removal?

                    It warrants removal for the sake of flexing on western lefties. 😎