[ThrowawayBandit]

The title is obviously an attempt at manipulation, and the article is from a more than dubious source. This should really not be on HN.

These terms are used to troll and insult posters some people disagree with, not to criticise or to have any substantive discussion.

It's like trying to pass off calling someone "Yankee MF" as criticism of the American government...

[gridlockd]

> The title is obviously an attempt at manipulation, and the article is from a more than dubious source.

The behavior has been reproduced by HN users. Of course the source is biased, but so is any Chinese news outlet. It's not like American outlets are perfectly neutral either.

> This should really not be on HN.

Yes it should, technology and censorship is always a hot topic.

> It's like trying to pass off calling someone "Yankee MF" as criticism of the American government...

So what? It would be interesting to see if YouTube censors whatever the Chinese equivalent of that is.

[marakv2]

After discussing this with some Taiwanese friends they say it's not as strong as you are making it out to believe.

More on the level of calling someone a member of the 50 cent party or a paid shill.

[yorwba]

How is calling someone a member of the 50 cent party or a paid shill less bad than calling them a Yankee MF?