[MichaelZuo]

This level of censorship kinda does make even Soviet or Maoist censors look like a honest straightforward bunch in comparison.

A very ironic result from a company supposedly valuing the opposite.

[wyan]

I would claim the difference between being rejected an API request and being potentially jailed/shot is significant.

[MichaelZuo]

Perhaps you misread some of the words?

I didn’t write anything about the level of violence?

At least, I think it’s decently understood that honesty and straightforwardness sometimes do not lead to the minimal violence outcome.