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A comment on Twitter locks account of China's US embassy over its defence of Xinjiang policy. Parent comment

Re:Twitter locks account of China's US embassy over its defe... by ardy42 on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:17AM (#25859676)
> I'm starting to think that the degeneration of society into a 1984-style dystopia may now be unavoidable. We need to take power back from big tech and we need to do it now.

Look, lying is bad, and there is no nobility in defending lies. It's pretty clear that something's broken with how people think about free speech when they make hysterical 1984 comparisons when someone makes it slightly less easy for a massively powerful authoritarian country to spread its lies. It's not just you, I see this all over.

I mean, 1984 was all about a massively powerful authoritarian government making it impossible for the little guy to spread truth. Comparing this to that literally turns the novel on its head.

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Re:Twitter locks account of China's US embassy over its defe... by philjohn on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:48AM (#25860095)
I would wager a good number of people who crow on about "1984 is here - dystopia is upon us!" either didn't read it, or took away a different meaning than the author actually intended.
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