Bluetooth, AirDrop and such file-sharing services are crucial tools in China, where the so-called Great Firewall has resulted in one of the mostly tightly-controlled internet regimes. In recent years, anti-government protesters have often turned to AirDrop to organise and share their political demands. For instance, some activists were sharing anti-Xi Jinping posters using this tool on the Shanghai subway last October - just as the Chinese president was awaiting a historic third term as the country’s leader.

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    1 year ago

    Just saying that someone said something is not citing a source. They taught us this in elementary school.

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      1 year ago

      The source is the Chinese government, @kleinheld provided the link, everyone can easily verify that.

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        1 year ago

        That’s really not relevant unless the user mentioned wrote the article. I’m criticizing the article for not citing sources.