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		pwinnski on June 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WeChat is Watching: Living in China with the app t... This is a distinction without a difference in China.

ssnistfajen on June 13, 2019 [–]

Except there is very much a difference. Being vulnerable to government pressure and being outright owned by a government are completely different things. Conflating these two is disingenuous and ignoring reality.

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