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Re:CBS censors a ‘Good Fight’ segment whose topic was Chines... by fucking_tragedy on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:36PM (#19860517)
You don't fight censorship by doubling down on censorship. It's entirely possible to show the uncensored version in America and raise awareness that the segment was censored in other regions.
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Re:CBS censors a ‘Good Fight’ segment whose topic was Chines... by kbenson on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:58PM (#19860777)
It's entirely possible to fight censorship by selectively doubling down on censorship when you know or suspect the effect of that censorship will backfire and have the opposite result.

It's not just about what you do, it's about the outcome you expect and aim for.

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Re:CBS censors a ‘Good Fight’ segment whose topic was Chines... by icelancer on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @07:54PM (#19864095)
This is absolutely true. However, I am not sure CBS deserves the benefit of the doubt here...
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Re:CBS censors a ‘Good Fight’ segment whose topic was Chines... by mgbmtl on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:47PM (#19860634)
But then it wouldn't be on the front page of HN or a NY Times article. I hope it's still available if you access some obscure torrent site using a VPN.
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Re:CBS censors a ‘Good Fight’ segment whose topic was Chines... by kitotik on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @01:13PM (#19860926)
Somehow this reminds me of the “Explicit Language” stickers on music packaging that Tipper Gore and the PMRC brought about in the 80s.

Those stickers sold product!

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Re:CBS censors a ‘Good Fight’ segment whose topic was Chines... by deogeo on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @05:01PM (#19862894)
What better way to raise awareness that it was censored, than by showing the censored version in the US?
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Re:CBS censors a ‘Good Fight’ segment whose topic was Chines... by serf on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @06:58PM (#19863747)
>You don't fight censorship by doubling down on censorship.

even though that's basically what the entire internet 'black bar' campaign was about during the SOPA/PIPA crisis.[0]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA

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