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Internet censorship policies which have controlled their citizens from fully expressing opinions and sharing their favorite content. Beijing's censorship. But, as the blockchain technology is adopted.
The blockchain is a technology where the digital information is stored in a public database. They contain a list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data. By design, blockchain is inherently decentralized and is resistant to any alteration of its data. The information shared on the blockchain is authentic and can be verified by anyone.
This inherent permanent nature of the blockchain ensures that no authority can censor or remove anything that has been shared on the blockchain network. Internet rights are concerned.
Chinese citizens are using this newfound freedom to good use, reportedly. A college sexual assault story, which would have been censored, became viral. Also, the exposing of a Chinese department scandal involving injecting babies with fake vaccines. These scandals would be easily removed or modified with a government version if they were using WeChat or Weibo, but the government can not censor a story that is part of a blockchain.
"Chinese Internet users are incredibly savvy. They are tough to flag their comments algorithmically – they could be a subtweet of a subtweet, a thinly veiled historical reference, a euphemism with no keywords, "comments Christina Xu who studies internet culture in the US and China.
Earlier, there were reports of China's audacious plans for global propaganda campaigns. The Guardian had reported that Beijing is buying up the media outlets and as a part of a worldwide propaganda campaign of astonishing scope and ambition. Reportedly, fifty-seven countries have bought China's censorship infrastructure or hosted training sessions by Chinese agents. As US's global leadership is flailing under Donald Trump, a growing number of countries are turning to China.
In such a scenario, technologies like the blockchain give regular people the power to resist censorship and claim democracy. It is imperative that the internet remains free from any kind of censorship and blockchain is the way to move forward.
