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The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 4 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.907s | source
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ALittleLight ◴[29 Aug 22 18:22 UTC] No.32641619[source]▶
I can see how this might backfire. You notice a censored jump and start to feel the itch of curiosity as to what it concealed. I had to watch several of the censored scenes whereas I would have never just randomly watched clips of the show.

Also, love the presentation on this page.

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andruby ◴[29 Aug 22 19:32 UTC] No.32642481[source]▶
We (the HN crowd, often living in less-censored societies) would be very curious.

I’d like to know how curious this would make non-HN people, and those living in more censored places.

My assumption is that they take it for granted and just continue to watch the show. It might be hard for them to even find the uncensored clips.

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lettergram[dead post] ◴[29 Aug 22 23:50 UTC] No.32645007[source]▶
brigandish ◴[30 Aug 22 00:18 UTC] No.32645224[source]▶
I think the downvotes you're attracting give some indication for the HN crowd.
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snowwrestler ◴[30 Aug 22 02:51 UTC] No.32646123[source]▶
Not a single one of those stories was suppressed by the government in the U.S., which is what the article details happening in China. In fact many government officials supported and promoted those stories.

Disagreement among private parties, or getting less private promotion than you wanted to get, is not “censorship”. It’s free speech in action.

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1. lettergram ◴[30 Aug 22 03:25 UTC] No.32646312[source]▶
These are just a handful off the top of my head…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BN3PIGLDscQ

https://twitter.com/alexberenson/status/1558060844549902338

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/FACEBO...

https://nypost.com/2021/07/16/government-dictating-what-soci...

I can keep going, but most of those people who are impacted you don’t hear from due to censorship.

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2. snowwrestler ◴[30 Aug 22 04:21 UTC] No.32646608[source]▶
Always funny when people link to publicly available content in order to demonstrate that it is being censored.
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3. lettergram ◴[30 Aug 22 05:03 UTC] No.32646797[source]▶
Censorship doesn't mean you cannot reach data; it's a suppression of speech (which Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and Youtube admitted to censoring publicly). https://www.britannica.com/topic/censorship

> censorship, the changing or the suppression or prohibition of speech or writing that is deemed subversive of the common good. It occurs in all manifestations of authority to some degree, but in modern times it has been of special importance in its relation to government and the rule of law.

4. Banana699 ◴[30 Aug 22 06:20 UTC] No.32647192[source]▶
Not as funny as when people link to publicly available content in order to demonstrate China is banning it.