Is it at all possible that they are lying (to at least pretend to cooperate with the regime) and that nothing was taken down? Have any 'our-siders' spoken up about this happening to them?
I've seen stuff like this claimed (hoped) numerous times. Has this ever actually happened, an instance where the good guys were in control but had to lie (go along with the insanity) or pretend to lose so they could gain the upper hand at some unknown point in time in the future?
Who does it serve to announce that they did something? Even if they didn't do as they said, saying it will encourage regressive pressuring and discourage writers who don't want to waste their time worrying about a ban for wrongthink.
Is it at all possible that they are lying (to at least pretend to cooperate with the regime) and that nothing was taken down? Have any 'our-siders' spoken up about this happening to them?
This is never the case.
100% of the time it's always about compliance through a thousand cuts.
They are boiling the frog
I've seen stuff like this claimed (hoped) numerous times. Has this ever actually happened, an instance where the good guys were in control but had to lie (go along with the insanity) or pretend to lose so they could gain the upper hand at some unknown point in time in the future?
Who does it serve to announce that they did something? Even if they didn't do as they said, saying it will encourage regressive pressuring and discourage writers who don't want to waste their time worrying about a ban for wrongthink.
I have not heard of anyone I know of being kicked off...yet.