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Tyrone Slothrop Aug 16, 2023

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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Alanna 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@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.