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Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube (www.engadget.com)
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The China-centric video sharing platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website -- with no identity verification (for now at least)

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Political censorship is definitely worse so I‘m not going to bother.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is one thing I noticed using Chinese social media. There are almost zero discussions of local politics. Foreign politics is fine though

[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 25 points 2 days ago

There is no politics in Ba Sing Se.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

You get nuked from orbit if you attempt to talk about local politics is why. Like hard.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because YouTube doesn't engage in anything like that ofc.

[–] pycorax@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you seriously insinuating that the level of censorship on YouTube is anywhere close to Chinese platforms? A quick look on both websites would give you that answer very quickly.

[–] blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

YouTube has rapidly censoring more and more by way of demonetization and language policing.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 points 9 hours ago

And had to revert much of that after a ton of complaints

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Depending on the politic