I never said we should be more like China. I just said that internet censorship can prevent extremist groups from organizing (which it can).
Re:Terminating Service for 8Chan
by ThrowawayR2 on Monday August 05, 2019 @12:05PM
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> I just said that internet censorship can prevent extremist groups from organizing (which it can).
That's exactly what China does, for their definition of extremist.
But, of course, that could never happen in the US, right? I mean, it's about as likely as a bombastic demagogue being elected to the presidency. /s
Edit: in a less sarcastic way, a government can accomplish quite a bit if it has no concern for the rights of its citizens. There is a reason we don't do this kind of thing in the West; it's a good reason and it's one that China will eventually learn the hard way.