So here's a more serious discussion of what 'GitHub' is, and why Microsoft's acquisition of it is so important: China can't block GitHub's pages about the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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It can coerce GitHub into blocking specific repositories when accessed from China. This wouldn't be the first time it happens for a SV company.
It can't coerce independent GitHub, because there's nothing they can use as leverage. It *can* coerce MS, because MS has way too many interests in China.
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github has been blocking specific content for Chinese users on request from the Chinese government already, and it didn't take much coercion:https://qz.com/718465/chinas-fierce-censors-try-a-new-tactic-with-github-asking-nicely/ …
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