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I (don't) like how you exclude Russia, China, Iran and somebody from your definition of 'us'.
by listic 7y ago
I (don't) like how you exclude Russia, China, Iran and somebody from your definition of 'us'.
- rossdavidh 7y agoThe assumption is that Russia, China, Iran are less dependent on Google, Twitter, etc., in part because some of them aren't allowed to operate in those countries, in part because some of them are much less dominant in those markets. 'Us' means 'people who might care that Twitter (or whoever) is down'.
- vkou 7y agoGoogle, Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc, all legally operate in Russia.
- bin0 7y agoBut most have regional replacements. WeChat in China, VK (and some Telegram, though it's now blocked?) in Russia. This makes them less reliant on the American originals, which is why governments often encourage home-grown knock-offs.
- Parcle 7y agoHis definition of "us" seems to just be "Americans". Which is fine because he's talking about American companies...
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- bromuro 7y agoYes I have been also hit by the same bad feeling. Thanks for pointing it out.