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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by zitterbewegung on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:14PM (#15333160)
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.
Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by chaostheory on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:20PM (#15333210)
You're right. There's definitely protectionism, but imo moves like limiting VPN's go beyond that.
Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by chrischen on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:27PM (#15333285)
A lot of people use VPNs to access foreign services. It's quite popular to use Instagram in China, even though it's blocked.