23: Group chat rules, VPNs, and the future of the internet in China
John and Matt start with new group chat rules as well as VPNs and end up talking about deeper questions the economic implications of a truly tech-savvy Chinese government, specifically: - Rules affecting group chats in WeChat, QQ, and Baidu Tieba - The technical sophistication of China's internet control policy - How China's policy towards the internet helped create BAT - What a China with perfect information might look like
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Show Notes
John and Matt start with new group chat rules as well as VPNs and end up talking about deeper questions the economic implications of a truly tech-savvy Chinese government, specifically:
- Rules affecting group chats in WeChat, QQ, and Baidu Tieba
- The technical sophistication of China's internet control policy
- How China's policy towards the internet helped create BAT
- What a China with perfect information might look like