It's always hard to know. But certainly it's something that would need to be investigated. |
It's another instance of abuse of people who speak out against the government, for whatever reason. They silence critics and find various ways of punishing them. |
The Internet gave the Chinese people a way around their government's censorship, so the Chinese government has picked off U.S. technology providers one by one and made them gatekeepers instead of gateways. As long as you have companies with competing motives, there is the danger of further censorship. |