Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by saagarjha on Monday May 13, 2019 @06:14AM
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Were there protests in previous notable anniversaries?
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Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by avcdsuia on Monday May 13, 2019 @06:42AM
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Sadly the main commemorative events only take place in Hong Kong and Taiwan(Macau is not included), but you know the consequence of going against totalitarian government right?.
And you miss the whole point of censorship. It's about making people reluctant to remembering it.
Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by wodenokoto on Monday May 13, 2019 @06:20AM
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No, not really any protests.
But there were all sorts of web shutdowns leading up to previous anniversaries.
Re:China is blocking all language editions of Wikipedia
by simonh on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:50AM
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Any attempt at any kind of protest in China is slammed on very swiftly. There have been attempts in the past eg by Falun Gong supporters at Tiananmen Square, but it’s usually all over in minutes as the area is heavily monitored. There is no real independent media, they all have embedded censors, so even when there is a protest it doesn’t get covered. What protests do occur are usually over local issues and foreign media occasionally manage to piece together the story after the fact.