483 karma · joined August 25, 2013
Coming to a future dystopia near you
It is quite an endeavor to regulate a platform with the population of the US with much fewer resources. Twitter isn't perfect, however I applaud their efforts.
This has nothing to do with national pride and everything to do with the highest respect toward something that is greater, older and much wiser than myself.
If we are going to regulate, we need to improve laws for consumer electronics across the board, with all the big players on board and participating.
The Chinese people see 50 mao bots from 10 miles away. The very nature of the internet makes humanity question truth and authority. So many sources to visit, so many opinions and so angles to reflect upon. Themes and patterns don’t go so quietly unnoticed on the internet.
It seems that even many, many of these sources are far behind, though it is a new policy that US researchers are encouraged to dissect Chinese institutions publicly.
This paper would have been groundbreaking in 2010-pre Snowden. Sadly, it is a hay in the growing stack of a US-engineered lashing at Chinese domestic policies.
All say “You don’t talk like your color, etc, etc.”
I do not endorse or share their views however I believe they have a right to self organize and believe what they do.
That being said, businesses have rights to deny services to whoever they please. Especially people who are bad for business!
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2016...
The Bay Area is the place to be, if you're not there.
Here's an example: https://github.com/hansemannn/iOS11-NFC-Example