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Re:Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China before w... by mensetmanusman on Sunday November 27, 2022 @07:46PM (#33768579)
The image of Apple employees turning the metaphorical noose tighter around the Chinese is interesting to entertain as it says something about the human condition.
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Re:Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China before w... by snoot on Sunday November 27, 2022 @08:37PM (#33768874)
Given that it doesn’t seem to be grounded in any kind of reality, what it says about the human condition must refer to the minds of those who conjure it up.
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Re:Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China before w... by mensetmanusman on Sunday November 27, 2022 @10:29PM (#33769522)
Apple pushing an update to prevent people from talking about burning alive during zero Covid seems somewhat grounded…
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Re:Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China before w... by snoot on Sunday November 27, 2022 @10:46PM (#33769622)
They didn’t push an update to prevent people from talking about ‘burning alive’ during zero covid.

That’s insane fantasy, utterly disconnected from reality.

However, they were compelled by the CCP to disable P2P file sharing between iOS devices, to limit the spread of dissident messages.

That’s certainly oppressive, but note that the oppressor is the Chinese government.

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