maybe they were used to find like-minded people to arrest them instead
even in China they don’t arrest literally everyone
Which reminds me:
How the fuck did CCP-Critics such Youtubers serpentza and laowhy86 survive so long in China without getting prison sentence or getting deported?
Like, they were literally making videos critical of CCP while in China but they were fine. 🤔
I just hope I get the same luck as they did.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
coldwarful@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I watched those 2 channels some time ago too. I think they’ve become more and more CCP-critical over time though. I remember their videos almost 10 years ago being quite uncritical. They definitely couldn’t put their current content out if they still lived in China. I think the crux of it is though that they were Youtubers, their critical views were for outsiders/foreigners, not for the average Chinese douyin/youkou user and as such were less relevant for 公安. Chinese people couldn’t watch those if they weren’t using a VPN.
shaggyb@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The logical conclusion is that absolute suppression is not as effective as the authorities would like us to believe.