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I think the idea is that if Facebook cut off all access, more people would be aware of what was happening and push the government to reinstate it. It could be c

I think the idea is that if Facebook cut off all access, more people would be aware of what was happening and push the government to reinstate it. It could be construed as “bullying but through the populous” depending on who you ask. The big problem with the “cutting them off” strategy is: if it’s a dictatorship, the people may not push back for fear of death

stickfigure 6y ago
Why should Facebook cut off access, instead of simply ignoring the local laws? As a US citizen I honestly couldn't care less if the content of my website is criminal in Iran or Saudi Arabia. As long as Facebook doesn't have employees or servers in that jurisdiction, it should ignore the laws of that jurisdiction. Let that country put up its own firewall. What's probably happening here is that Twitter/FB/etc are afraid of that firewall threat. That's just spineless.
- bostik 6y ago
  > As a US citizen I honestly couldn't care less if the content of my website is criminal in Iran or Saudi Arabia. Doesn't need to be criminal, inconvenient is enough. Jamal Khashoggi's family should know.
  - _carbyau_ 6y ago
    Or pretty much anyone who puts up pictures of a certain Prophet.
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