Interesting. I'm out of the loop on how China works in terms of free speech so it's really cool to hear about.

I think it's generally dependant on the platform for sure in the west. You get places where you can say whatever the fuck you want, ie 4chan, and then reddit or twitter that are more restrictive; but I think the way twitter is going is fascinating. Some monkey business there about them colluding with government to censor certain voices, which is basically illegal. But with Elon taking over, who knows.

I guess the biggest indictment is the prosecution of people like Assange and Snowden, people who have done nothing wrong, but have shook the apple cart too much. I feel like if there's a chance a person has real power to change things they're somehow removed by the powers that be.