Source: The Atlantic
by Ethan Zuckerman
“When I advised internet activists on how to avoid censorship in 2008, I included a section in my presentation called ‘The China Corollary.’ Although most nations could not easily censor social-media platforms without antagonizing their citizens, China was big enough to create its own parallel social-media system that met the needs of most users for entertainment while blocking activists. What I could not have anticipated was that Americans would find themselves fleeing their own censorious government for a Chinese video platform with tight content controls.” (01/18/25)