A million-word novel got censored before it was even shared. Now Chinese users want answers.

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/07/15/1056042/chinese-novel-censored-before-shared/

Imagine you are working on your novel on your home computer. It’s nearly finished; you have already written approximately one million words. All of a sudden, the online word processing software tells you that you can no longer open the draft because it contains illegal information. Within an instant, all your words are lost.

A million-word novel got censored before it was even shared. Now Chinese users want answers.

After a writer was locked out of her novel for including illegal content, Chinese web users are asking questions about just how far the state’s censorship reaches.

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Kingsoft, which provides WPS, also distributes security software. It is in a position to get all the information because 'to check the safety inside the pc'.

 

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There was a thread on WPS Office, the popular opinion and mine was to avoid it.

Q&A - WPS Office question.

Okay, I have used LibreOffice as my office program, but I never liked how slow it was. Now last Wednesday I was talking to a friend on the phone and he mentioned that I should try WPS Office. So I checked it out online and this morning I downloaded and installed it. It looks really nice and it...

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Security software has been out of update for several years.
As for WPS, there are many cases where retailers put it on the market as a set instead of MS office.

...As an aside, KINGSOFT Internet Security seems to have a function to protect files.