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Business strategy question. It seems like there will always be a conflict between the US view of censorship (bad!) and the reality of trying to operate in China
by WillPontificate 7y ago
Business strategy question. It seems like there will always be a conflict between the US view of censorship (bad!) and the reality of trying to operate in China's huge market (comply or be booted, basically)....
Is that good cause to create a separate brand or subsidiary so the reputation damage of having to comply with this stuff (you know they got nudged) doesn't hit home on the US brand?
Just seems like you're going to have a rough time if you're attempting to service both markets under the same brand...
- em3rgent0rdr 7y agoI wish American companies would focus on finding ways to bypass China's censorship rather than complying with it. When Google first acquiesced to China they made a mistake and set a bad precedent. They should have rather focused their China business on building search engine and tools that would work around China's firewall. I don't think there is an obligated to adhere to laws when those laws conflict with human rights.
- WillPontificate 7y agoMorally, I agree with you. From a practical perspective, however, that would cede what little voice the American companies have in the process to the Chinese government who would replace them with local lapdogs controlled by political allies. The result would be software where censorship wasn't a bug, it is a feature...
- rndgermandude 7y agoThis already happened.