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I 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 ma
by em3rgent0rdr 7y ago
I 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.