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If US Gov. isn't allowed on Chinese media, why doesn't the US just outright ban any ops. from China on Western Social media, and put some teeth behind it?
by jollybean 5y ago
If US Gov. isn't allowed on Chinese media, why doesn't the US just outright ban any ops. from China on Western Social media, and put some teeth behind it?
- Proven 5y agoThen the US gov has to decide who's a government employee or Party member and who's not, which is mission impossible. Twitter and others already do some of that on their own - no need to to touch that. Let the platform owner decide if they want to allow CCP to post their crap; it's not like it's hard to tell it's fake - Baghdad Bob style comments from fake or throwaway accounts (they have them here on HN, too).
- zbaylin 5y agoBecause our political ideals don't operate that way. It's the same as there being a myriad of Chinese companies listed on US stock exchanges, but few (if any) American companies being listed on Chinese exchanges because they forbid it.
- jollybean 5y agoI think the point and the example are wrong. Chinese companies can list on US exchanges, because 'business' is generally good for everyone. The US would probably not allow major Chinese defence contractors to operate or list in the US. If 'France' wants to use Twitter, fine, but China, a military and economic adversary tries to use it for propagandistic purposes, even while gaming it, they should be banned. Literally Donald Trump, former US president is banned, while the CCP can push garbage propaganda? That makes no sense.