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AZJonnie

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2. Perhaps they should ask China if its possible to control internet content in one's country at least to a large degree?

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 07:20 PM

Sep 20

Anything you can't control (if you really want to, which is a LOT), you impose draconian penalties for providing/viewing/accessing/saying whatever the government dislikes, via the internet.

I would not advise hanging my hat on the premise that the internet can't effectively be severely restricted given a government will (especially with a staggering amount of AI power at it's disposal) to do so

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Perhaps they should ask China if its possible to control internet content in one's country at least to a large degree? AZJonnie Sep 20 #2