Tyrone Slothrop

Very concerning: Naomi Wu has apparently been silenced by the Chinese government

https://www.hackingbutlegal.com/naomi-wu-and-the-silence-that-speaks-volumes/

Naomi Wu and the Silence That Speaks Volumes

When China's prodigious tech influencer, Naomi Wu, found herself silenced, it wasn't just the machinery of a surveillance state at play. Instead, it was a confluence of state repression and the sometimes capricious attention of a Western audience that, as she asserts, often views Chinese activists more as ideological tokens

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Aug 16, 2023 at 8:25pmWeb
Show threadAngelaAug 16, 2023
@slothrop I remember her post hinting at that. So upsetting.
Show threadAndre Courchesne (VisiblAir)Aug 17, 2023
@slothrop was wondering just today why I did not see any posts from her šŸ˜„
Show threadAndrew CrawfordAug 17, 2023

@slothrop Here are some support links I think are still good from another thread on this:

https://ko-fi.com/naomiwu

https://cybernightmarket.com

https://www.teepublic.com/stores/naomi-wu-s-shenzhen-store

https://www.thingiverse.com/sexycyborg/designs

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Show threadAlanna šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆšŸ³ļøā€āš§ļøAug 17, 2023

@slothrop This makes me very sad. I loved hearing about her projects and research. It was nice to have someone give a more nuanced view of China online instead of "China is bad, USA good". I will miss her online presence.

Oh, and if people think Western police forces don't invite LGBTQIA people "to drink tea" as an excuse to harras or tell us to "be quiet"/"stop drawing attention" or "consider your own safety" they are very wrong. That stuff still happens here too.

Show threadJohnny B. š“…‡Aug 17, 2023
@slothrop "Literally the only thing that was keeping me online for the past few years was they were worried it would make China look bad if they cracked down on me. Now that they know that I could be dead in a ditch tomorrow and no one would give a shit or say a word Iā€™m 1000x less safe here."
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Show threadartisanroxAug 17, 2023

@slothrop

She needs to get out of there. She's too bright to be there.