Re:China Blocks WhatsApp
by zitterbewegung on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:14PM
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I think the blocking of foreign corporations also serves as a way to eliminate competition for services that are created inside the country. Obviously they would be able to pressure the in country services to do whatever they want.
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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp
by chaostheory on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:20PM
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You're right. There's definitely protectionism, but imo moves like limiting VPN's go beyond that.