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Re:Chinese Media Warn WeChat Admins: "You Can Be Arrested fo... by saagarjha on Thursday May 02, 2019 @11:28PM (#19815279)
> In the past, too, complaints were received against him for favouring certain political party person and showing political inclination.

Why is this even a "valid" reason?

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Re:Chinese Media Warn WeChat Admins: "You Can Be Arrested fo... by ummonk on Friday May 03, 2019 @12:05AM (#19815422)
Even in the US there are restrictions on political activity by civil servants. Although I doubt those would encompass what was described here.
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Re:Chinese Media Warn WeChat Admins: "You Can Be Arrested fo... by RA_Fisher on Thursday May 02, 2019 @11:31PM (#19815299)
It's not, it's government censorship.
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Re:Chinese Media Warn WeChat Admins: "You Can Be Arrested fo... by saagarjha on Thursday May 02, 2019 @11:35PM (#19815320)
I mean, sure, everyone knows it is. But usually governments of democratic countries try to hide their intentions with some sort of reasonable-sounding excuse?
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Re:Chinese Media Warn WeChat Admins: "You Can Be Arrested fo... by sonnyblarney on Thursday May 02, 2019 @11:59PM (#19815399)
'Censorship' is bad, but I'm a little more concerned about the 'arrest' part ...
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