Last month, Chinese-owned Tencent invested heavily in Reddit. Now, they're shadow-banning VPN users. This is a scary chapter in Reddit's war on freedom.

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[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I agree. I think the "Chinese investor" angle with knowledge about what the Chinese government does just brings it home for some people. And now there's a whole additional set of ideological demands in the mix

[–]Nos 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Feels like it's become a lot harder to ignore or brush under the rug. Now, with a gigantic Chinese entity throwing its voice around, I'm not sure how it's going to be handled.

[–]SaidtItFirst 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

(Sticks hand up in the air)

Oh! Oh! I know this!

Reddit will want more money!!!

There used to be that banner on the right detailing how much gold they sold and how much more they need.

But now, they no longer ask users for money.

Now, they work for