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[hkt]

Instead, venture capital backed firms devised systems of corporate surveillance and propaganda delivery that would've made the Stasi proud.

What a pity.

Still, at least Sci-Hub and Libgen exist.

[digislave → hkt]

A lot of censorship is mandated by governments. Here in the EU companies have to pay huge fines if they don't comply with censoring laws.

The problem might not be venture capital, but simply there being entities (companies) that the government can get to.

Individuals fare even worse. Try to host content that your government does not approve off.