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> countries will ban companies that don't comply Not really. China and Russia are the only countries in the world with the political will to ban a company like
by saas_co_de 9y ago
> countries will ban companies that don't comply
Not really. China and Russia are the only countries in the world with the political will to ban a company like Facebook or Google where the market actually matters.
The US gov has no legal authority to ban anything. If you fold to them it is just because you are weak and scared or greedy for whatever the are offering you.
- codedokode 9y agoUS Govt doesn't need to ban anything because most of IT companies are in their jurisdiction and they can use a court.
- saas_co_de 9y agoUse a court for what? We have a thing called a constitution with free speech rights here. The govt gets nothing by going to court. They get what they want by intimidation, threats and bribes. When someone in the US govt wants something from Google or Facebook they go to them and remind them about anti-trust law and the FTC and tell them that if they do what they are told they will have people in secret committees telling congressmen and senators that they are vital to national security and to leave them alone.
- vfulco 9y agoA country I live in has a constitution with free speech, freedom of assembly and the press. When someone attempts to use those freedoms, they and their lawyers disappear. It's not worth the paper it's written on.