Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 months agoYes, and yes. VPNs are accessible. Institutions trying to foment regime change are cracked down, simple protest is not generally.
nexguy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So the internet is openly accrssible… as long as you circumvent government authority? That doesn’t sound like “openly”.
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
VPNs are easy to get and are tolerated. The firewall exists to protect Chinese companies from losing in competition to western monopolies, which is important because China desires above all else self-sufficiency and resistance to western disinformation campaigns.
nexguy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
…neat
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Yep!