U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables

Re:U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet... by soulofmischief on Friday April 07, 2023 @01:25PM (#35484265)

This take fails to fairly address the ulterior motive of the Belt and Road initiative, or the level of repression the average Chinese citizen faces (the Great Firewall is a great example. Don't forget tiananmen square or hong kong)

Sure, it's an alternative to the US' imperialism, but make no mistake that the Chinese government has the capacity to be just as evil.

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Re:U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet... by itsoktocry on Friday April 07, 2023 @01:35PM (#35484392)

>the Great Firewall is a great example.

The Great Firewall vs the US Government telling social media companies what to censor.

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Re:U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet... by TulliusCicero on Friday April 07, 2023 @01:38PM (#35484430)

The US government is rather limited there in how much it can actually tell companies to censor, due to the first amendment. They can whine about a lot of things, but actually legally forcing action? That's much more limited.

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Re:U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet... by Dylan16807 on Friday April 07, 2023 @04:30PM (#35486586)

Not versus. China has the great firewall and gets social media to censor a thousand times as much.

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