jeudi 9 février 2023 à 15:17

Disney censors The Simpsons to kowtow to Emperor Xi. Other large companies censor for China. [pol note(s) to show 2 or more examples of such companies.] I suppose most companies will do this rather than forego the profits from the Chinese market. If western companies were selling physical products, such as DVDs, the companies would not have to carry out the censorship. Chinese retailers would not buy the DVDs of the banned programs; the western company would not be required to participate in censorship. However, because they run a streaming dis-service, [pol note explaining the injustice of streaming dis-services] the dis-service itself is required to censor on China's behalf. This is one additional reason to reject streaming dis-services. I condemn their injusties so strongly that I refuse to watch or listen to anything through them.

North Korean Youtube influencers

mercredi 8 février 2023 à 22:48

North Korea has a few Youtube influencers, who appear to be specially privileged people. They enjoy things that are ordinary in the US or South Korea, but which in North Korea only specially privileged people can use.

The purpose of these channels seems to be to give people a false picture of life in North Korea.

Hollywood did something similar for the US, and maybe still does: TV shows set in people's homes show houses that are large and luxurious, that typical Americans could not afford.