But social media doesn't matter, you know, to authoritarian governments.https://twitter.com/dougsaunders/status/612780247168057344 …
@DougSaunders Seems clear that it is not a blanket censorship enviro but mix of participation, surveillance and appeal to central authority
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@zeynep The firewalling of Twitter & FB began in the runup to the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen and was never turned off. Highly thought outThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@zeynep Online experience in China feels much more totalitarian than Iran -- where you get the sense they just switch on a thing & leave it -
@DougSaunders China has an extensive local industry and resources you two-bit authoritarian state can't replicate. You need national corps.
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@zeynep Here, there's a real sense that it's evolving daily, seeking patterns, determining what's useful to it and what's threateningThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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