China bans gamers from making moral decisions, femboys, etc

[Christian Confederation]

Because Femboys are cringe

Why do you hate freedom?

I love Freedom it's Degeneracy I hate

[Ifreann]

Why do you hate freedom?

I love Freedom it's Degeneracy I hate

You clearly hate freedom if you agree with banning men from dressing a certain way.

[Nation of Hanguk]

You must be aware on how rampant the advertisement of domestic made phones in China and the apparent "disgust" on western made phones. There is a 90-100% chances that domestic phones created in China, (Not naming company names) probably have some sort of spyware pre-installed onto it, probably not just pre-installed by installed automatically with some sort of microchip hardware on their phones. I mean hell, if Tencent controls most of their social media platforms and media there is a chance that Tencent also controls their electronics manufacturing industry (actually tencent doesnt even need to be in the picture since most enterprises in China is state-owned)

What's that got to do with people playing for 12 hours average on games? All I was saying I had doubts the 12 hour gaming is really that severe, since people often run mobile games while working. And the games industry in china is heavily on the mobile gaming side of things.

True, although the policy was geared to the youth. It doesn't restrain those 18 and above from playing all they want, just the young. But I have some concerns that this "spiritual opium" will just be used as a way to increase surveillance to all cellphone users. Getting much more of a grip on power, I guess.

I haven't been reading the news too often due to college matters, but apparently, the CCP has started cracking down directly on K-POP fandoms.

When Americans were all winding down from their second Saturday, Weibo—China’s version of Twitter—suspended at least 21 fan accounts for K-pop bands like BTS and Blackpink. In a statement that felt like the rules change ceremony in Wife Swap, the platform said it scrubbed the accounts to curb “irrational star-chasing behavior.”

The purge began Sunday, when Weibo banned a BTS fan club with 1.1 million followers from posting for 60 days after it crowdsourced a birthday gift for Jimin (the cutest BTS member, keep up).

According to Weibo, collecting donations to customize an airplane for your fav vocalist contributes to the “chaos of fan clubs” that China wants to quell.

Later that day, Weibo said it would ban a number of other celebrity accounts in an effort to “purify” its platform. It cited a government notice from last Thursday about banning “vulgar internet celebrities” and feminine-looking men on TV.

Big picture: China’s entertainment industry has recently had to confront spikes in online censorship as the government cracks down on internet culture, which it considers unhealthy. Just last week, China limited online video game playing to three hours a week for kids under 18. (MorningBrew)

It's getting out of hand, innit? The entertainment industry is being reined over by the CPP, especially those primarily serving the youth. I'm thinking that CPP's goal now is to re-instill the thoughts of the Cultural Revolution, albeit the hostility is towards new and foreign trends instead of the old. Since Xi sat to power, it was always his dream that the Chinese should be overly patriotic, maybe even jingoistic, but I don't think this will go well with the well-educated yet pressured youth.

Socialism is when I can't stan my BTS biases

Well the CPP's not practicing socialism per se, it's practicing the "preliminary stage" named "socialist market economy", but obviously, it's just another name for state capitalism. Anyway, banning BTS or foreign artists is not really a feature of socialism, but instead of a regime pushing to increase nationalism in their nation.

So, just to confirm, you support the Chinese state massacring anywhere from several hundred to several thousand people?

I want to see you write it.

I support saving ones country and people from poverty, chaos and disorder and plunder from foreign powers. Killing people for no reason is act of vile barbarism, saving ones country is another story. Finally i am not a specialist in china to understand if such heavy handed response was necessary or not, but what happened has happened.

I am a Filipino, and I am a nationalist. However, I won't go far killing people with certain different ethnicities or even foreigners, nor "re-educate" them. How can you say that massacres are a necessary evil when it is clearly wrong? To "save" a country? That's what the Nazis said to the German people. You have twisted beliefs regarding patriotism and I invite you to change them as soon as possible.

[Kiu Ghesik]

I love Freedom it's Degeneracy I hate

You clearly hate freedom if you agree with banning men from dressing a certain way.

hasnt quite gotten it through his head that 'freedom' means 'freedom to do things i dislike' yet

[Christian Confederation]

I love Freedom it's Degeneracy I hate

You clearly hate freedom if you agree with banning men from dressing a certain way.

They have the freedom to do whatever they please in the comfort of their homes. The second they start prancing around in public it's the responsibility of any reasonable society to shut it down.

[Izandai]

You clearly hate freedom if you agree with banning men from dressing a certain way.

They have the freedom to do whatever they please in the comfort of their homes. The second they start prancing around in public it's the responsibility of any reasonable society to shut it down.

What possible reason do you have to care if there are men who behave femininely, in public or otherwise?

[Christian Confederation]

They have the freedom to do whatever they please in the comfort of their homes. The second they start prancing around in public it's the responsibility of any reasonable society to shut it down.

What possible reason do you have to care if there are men who behave femininely, in public or otherwise?

It's improper and Degenerate behavior mostly used for nefarious trap purposes

[Gonswanza]

I have a mild feeling it's bait, but eh, I'll just ignore it entirely given it's straying WELL off topic at this point.

[Nation of Hanguk]

You clearly hate freedom if you agree with banning men from dressing a certain way.

They have the freedom to do whatever they please in the comfort of their homes. The second they start prancing around in public it's the responsibility of any reasonable society to shut it down.

What if a majority in that reasonable society you're talking about is actually more or less okay about it. Also, isn't this the general rule: "Do anything you want as long as it doesn't hurt yourself or others or break the law?" Does the act of a man wearing clothes frequently worn by women hurting someone? Is it breaking the law?

[Resilient Acceleration]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

Chinese regulators have temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in the country, dealing a fresh blow to the video gaming businesses of industry giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase, as Beijing steps up measures to tackle gaming addiction among young people, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

https://amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/arti ... g-beijings

[Izandai]

What possible reason do you have to care if there are men who behave femininely, in public or otherwise?

It's improper and Degenerate behavior mostly used for nefarious trap purposes

By "improper and degenerate" you mean that it runs counter to your ideas of how people should act? And so seeing people behaving that way upsets you on an emotional level, is that right?

[Diahon]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

Chinese regulators have temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in the country, dealing a fresh blow to the video gaming businesses of industry giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase, as Beijing steps up measures to tackle gaming addiction among young people, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

https://amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/arti ... g-beijings

middle kingdom INTENSIFIES

also, a penny for our world-saving otakus, anyone?

[Gonswanza]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

Chinese regulators have temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in the country, dealing a fresh blow to the video gaming businesses of industry giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase, as Beijing steps up measures to tackle gaming addiction among young people, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

https://amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/arti ... g-beijings

Holy crud, and here a few companies thought they could get away with using mobile (and technically new mobile games which are easy to crank out at a dime a dozen) to bypass the ban! That's... Actually amusing. In a cruel way.

[Diahon]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

Holy crud, and here a few companies thought they could get away with using mobile (and technically new mobile games which are easy to crank out at a dime a dozen) to bypass the ban! That's... Actually amusing. In a cruel way.

time to crank up the VIVA VERDIs, people!

[Valentine Z]

So here's what I don't understand and I know, I am coming in half-assed without Googling a little bit more first.

I thought Tencent and China were tight, or something along that line? From Wikipedia: Offerings in China include the instant messengers Tencent QQ and WeChat, and one of the largest web portals, QQ.com. It also owns the majority of China's music services (Tencent Music), with more than 700 million active users and 120 million paying subscribers.

In short: Tencent is kinda like Hollywood for China, and even more.

Tencent is not going to be happy that their money-makers are getting compromised...

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EDIT for fun fact: For the occasion of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Tencent released a mobile game titled "Clap for Xi Jinping: An Awesome Speech", in which players have 19 seconds to generate as many claps as possible for the party leader.

[Ifreann]

You clearly hate freedom if you agree with banning men from dressing a certain way.

They have the freedom to do whatever they please in the comfort of their homes. The second they start prancing around in public it's the responsibility of any reasonable society to shut it down.

Utter nonsense. Men presenting themselves in a way you don't like does you no harm. It does not break your bones or pick your pocket. Their freedoms are not lessened by the presence of your sensitive feelings.

[Nation of Hanguk]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

Chinese regulators have temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in the country, dealing a fresh blow to the video gaming businesses of industry giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase, as Beijing steps up measures to tackle gaming addiction among young people, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

https://amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/arti ... g-beijings

It is getting more absurd. Why is China shooting its gaming industry in the foot when it is one of its main assets? I doubt if most of the youth will still be happy with how the CPP is tackling youth behaviors.

[Arpasia]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

Chinese regulators have temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in the country, dealing a fresh blow to the video gaming businesses of industry giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase, as Beijing steps up measures to tackle gaming addiction among young people, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

https://amp.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/arti ... g-beijings

Boy, would I like to live in the Western Hemisphere

[Gonswanza]

So here's what I don't understand and I know, I am coming in half-assed without Googling a little bit more first.

I thought Tencent and China were tight, or something along that line? From Wikipedia: Offerings in China include the instant messengers Tencent QQ and WeChat, and one of the largest web portals, QQ.com. It also owns the majority of China's music services (Tencent Music), with more than 700 million active users and 120 million paying subscribers.

In short: Tencent is kinda like Hollywood for China, and even more.

Tencent is not going to be happy that their money-makers are getting compromised...

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EDIT for fun fact: For the occasion of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Tencent released a mobile game titled "Clap for Xi Jinping: An Awesome Speech", in which players have 19 seconds to generate as many claps as possible for the party leader.

You know how gov't leaders work... Being willfully ignorant of the long term and only seeking the short term, even if it is at the expense of so many others.

Granted this might actually backfire and serve to begin Tencent's slow decline from within.

[Pasong Tirad]

Socialism is when I can't stan my BTS biases

Well the CPP's not practicing socialism per se, it's practicing the "preliminary stage" named "socialist market economy", but obviously, it's just another name for state capitalism. Anyway, banning BTS or foreign artists is not really a feature of socialism, but instead of a regime pushing to increase nationalism in their nation.

No trust me Mao definitely said, and I quote, "Socialism is when Chinese people are not allowed to stan BTS."

[Ethel mermania]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

It is getting more absurd. Why is China shooting its gaming industry in the foot when it is one of its main assets? I doubt if most of the youth will still be happy with how the CPP is tackling youth behaviors.

The PRC doesn't care about individual rights, the good of the state is far more important. Femboys and mobile games distract from building socialism with Chinese characteristics . When individual rights are lost, this is what you get.

[Diahon]

China carpet bans approval for all new online games, thus temporarily nuking the entire (online) game development industry

It is getting more absurd. Why is China shooting its gaming industry in the foot when it is one of its main assets? I doubt if most of the youth will still be happy with how the CPP is tackling youth behaviors.

because, westerner, all should turn their eyes up to xi dada and his [censored] thoughts

dressing in non-flak jackets and playing non-wargames is not heeding the [censored] thoughts of xi dada

all thoughts come from xi dada, there thoughts not from xi dada are [censored]

[Algebra and Geometry]

To much gaming is bad for you but a full ban come on now Commie occupied China. Banning Femboys thoug I can fully support.

I like Russia

[Mercatus]

I hate the CCP but kpop is cancer.

[Ifreann]

I hate the CCP but kpop is cancer.

Lot of people say they hate China but then say they agree with what China does.

Maybe you don't hate China.