"Netizens are members of the general public. If members of the public go online, so does public opinion. Our officials need to go wherever the public goes" - eviltoast
  • Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    Is the internet different in China?

    I swear that everyone’s a racist genocide supporting nazi if you look at online forums in the west. There’s filters being placed on platforms such that only the opinions in-line with state policy are pushed to the top.

    I know that there’s a national bourgeois class in China, and it’s very possible for them to manipulate opinion in their interests. So, taking data from platforms that they control may not be a great idea.