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You could say that this is actually beneficial for chinese startups, because without access to foreign alternatives chinese users are forced to use their servic
by SachaG 16y ago
You could say that this is actually beneficial for chinese startups, because without access to foreign alternatives chinese users are forced to use their services.
I don't think it's a coincidence if most segments of the chinese internet are dominated by a company from China, not the USA.
The other goal that the Chinese government is achieving, is that by pushing chinese users towards chinese companies, they make sure that they keep them under their thumb. It's much easier for them to take down a video from Youku than from Youtube.
- potatolicious 16y agoThat's slightly oversimplified I think, and risks ignoring e greater causes of why Chinese internet companies have succeeded beyond American ones in that market. Facebook ripoffs like Xiaonei were vastly more popular than Facebook itself even when no block was in place.
- SachaG 16y agoI didn't say that was the only cause, but I'm pretty sure it's one of the main factors in those sites' success.