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Re:China Makes Chat Group Administrators Criminally Liable f... by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 18, 2017 @12:46AM (#15273463)
Yes, exactly. These extreme laws are only possible because china has "rule by law" rather than "rule of law." They are not applied very aggressively, only to take down enemies when needed.
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Re:China Makes Chat Group Administrators Criminally Liable f... by bnolsen on Monday September 18, 2017 @06:25PM (#15280222)
Sounds like the US where there are gazillions of stupid laws on the books which allows them to throw the kitchen sink at anyone they decide they want to go after. Aaron Swartz anyone? https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2013/01/14/aaron-sw...
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Re:China Makes Chat Group Administrators Criminally Liable f... by HenryBemis on Monday September 18, 2017 @04:54AM (#15274319)
and by "enemy" is anyone and anything that disagrees with that the state commands. What an odd mixture of communism, capitalism, and dictatorship.
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Re:China Makes Chat Group Administrators Criminally Liable f... by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 18, 2017 @08:40AM (#15275301)
China isn't homogenous, enemy is left up to individuals with power to define such. This leads to interesting battles where different factions are using similar laws to fight each other.
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