This is already happening. Look at what's happened in just the last 3 months that I'm aware of:
An Esports Player was suspended and severely punished for speaking out in support of the Hong Kong protests. Blizzard apparently did not want to lose revenue by allowing the player's speech to be uncensored since Blizzard has a heavy amount of monetary support coming from China's player base.
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The NBA controversy. At least the NBA is taking a strong stance in support of free speech. However, there is way too much money going to China. It has given them a definite advantage in power and influence. I'm looking to the time that they will be the world's only Superpower, if we don't start seeking changes in this, LIKE YESTERDAY! Gretta what's her name needs to be more worried about this than the environment.
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And then there's this little gem that a friend of mine from middle school and high school posted on Facebook today. He knows a thing or two about overpowering regimes, having been a child when his family fled Vietnam in the 1970s and becoming a naturalized citizen of the USA just before his sister and I graduated in the same senior class in 1990.
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That one happened in July 2019. While looking for the article just now, I found this from January 2018:
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We are funding our own demise and their ability to take over the entire world without a single shot even being fired. Lord God in Heaven are we f-ing stupid.
