Chinese Media Warn WeChat Admins: "You Can Be Arrested for Group Chat"

Post by mamon » Fri, May 03, 2019, 5:13 AM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #48

MR4D wrote: post #10

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I think that’s naive. China can just arrest you for using encryption. Same result. (This isn’t limited to China - the US could have similar results with slightly differing laws)

They can't arrest everyone. Make encryption widespread and unquestionably superior to unencrypted communication and I don't think the government can do much to stop it.

Post by rtpg » Fri, May 03, 2019, 5:18 AM UTC

echevil wrote: post #84

rtpg wrote: post #77

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>Besides obscene and illegal content, it is not allowed, as this article lists, to post “politically sensitive information”, “spread rumors,” “bring news about Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan that has not been reported by official news channels,” or to publish “military information.” The scope of "illegal activities" is what's at fault here, not the means by which they are enforced. The fact that we can even have this dis…

I didn't see anywhere in the Chinese article that mentioned "politically sensitive information", "bring news about Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan that has not been reported by official news channels", publish “military information.” The sentence "spread rumors" is mentioned in combination with "scamming" and should be focusing on "scamming" part.

Post by kkarakk » Fri, May 03, 2019, 5:36 AM UTC

dang wrote: post #82

colanderman wrote: post #36

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That's… one of the more interesting things I've read today.

The parent referred to "Chinese commenters" (and "ward off" was bad enough), but your comment seems to imply that they're all "CCP astroturfers". That's against the site guidelines. Would you mind reviewing them? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Obviously there are real issues to be discussed here, but to do so well means we have to get good at not doing things that kill real discussion, and denigrati…

Post by unimpressive » Fri, May 03, 2019, 5:48 AM UTC

jakeogh wrote: post #103

potatofarmer45 wrote: post #61

It's basically another way to spread fear to encourage self censorship. If admins believe they are liable for anything non-kosher, then they'd actively censor it themselves to avoid potential wrath. Throw in a few news articles of someone being arrested for a trivial group post, and it becomes an example of 杀一儆百 which translates as "to kill 1 as a warning to 100"

Predictable consequence of the GDPR: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18863496

Post by jjjensen90 » Fri, May 03, 2019, 6:07 AM UTC

paavoova wrote: post #98

dang wrote: post #80

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Please don't post unsubstantive comments here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I have posted and do frequently see "unsubstantive" comments, but somehow the mere connotation of gender is a flag. From a historical perspective, such a question in even its simplest form is entirely valid given the nature of gender roles in societies. Are/were conspiring women's groups more or less feared than men's? I don't know myself, and my comment was sincere in that regard.