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minus-squareFlying Squidlink5•edit-23 hours agoWho defines what is political content? Who controls it? Since when is all propaganda political? Is a video talking about China’s terrific business opportunities political? No. Is it propaganda? Yes. (Also, “political content is entirely banned” = no photos of the tank man or cartoons of Winnie the Pooh.)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 hours ago Is a video talking about China’s terrific business opportunities political? Yes it is. And it’s not allowed. Would be banned. I have never seen anything remotely close to what you describe here. :) I have seen a lot of that on Instagram, though. Instagram has a surprisingly broad tankie community!
Who defines what is political content? Who controls it? Since when is all propaganda political?
Is a video talking about China’s terrific business opportunities political? No. Is it propaganda? Yes.
(Also, “political content is entirely banned” = no photos of the tank man or cartoons of Winnie the Pooh.)
Yes it is. And it’s not allowed. Would be banned. I have never seen anything remotely close to what you describe here. :)
I have seen a lot of that on Instagram, though. Instagram has a surprisingly broad tankie community!