NPR Podcast on the banning of Ao3 in China and the events that caused it.
It's a good overview and listen. In normal times we'd be talking about all this a lot more, but life is fucking nuts.
It's a good overview and listen. In normal times we'd be talking about all this a lot more, but life is fucking nuts.
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Date: 2020-09-24 11:58 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2020-09-24 03:54 pm (UTC)From:I remember when Ao3 was having slowness from China discovering it and mass uploading fic. At least the fic is safe somewhere.
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Date: 2020-09-24 04:01 pm (UTC)From:But it's possible I'm fundamentally unknowledgable about how censorship works in China, and therefore talking out of my ass.
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Date: 2020-09-24 04:13 pm (UTC)From:I don't know much about censorship in China, but I have heard that getting caught writing certain things is dangerous. ... And that makes Untamed getting made just so freakin' weird, and now it's gone on on to be make billions for Chinese companies. I wonder if it's like a release valve, letting people have this one thing.
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Date: 2020-09-24 01:31 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2020-09-24 04:05 pm (UTC)From: