The threshold for a surveillance system to affect societal norms is not necessarily "legal event", and potentially even lower than any observable reaction (from self-censorship).
Just consider how algorithmic moderation can shape language (=> people using weird constructs like "to unalive", or weird metaphors in chinese), even in contexts where it would technically be unnecessary.
A close US equivalent is the "cant google that, I'll end up on a list" notion. This is all quite undesirable from my point of view.
Just consider how algorithmic moderation can shape language (=> people using weird constructs like "to unalive", or weird metaphors in chinese), even in contexts where it would technically be unnecessary.
A close US equivalent is the "cant google that, I'll end up on a list" notion. This is all quite undesirable from my point of view.