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> International competition is good because it's the fiercest market there is and TikTok is a genuinely good platform for content creators. the same is going to
by 908B64B197 5y ago
> International competition is good because it's the fiercest market there is and TikTok is a genuinely good platform for content creators. the same is going to happen when Huawei is excluded from 5G contracts, watch and see how cost reduction is going to stagnate.
The problem is that these two tech might be used for propaganda and espionage.
There's also a question of intellectual property violations. Pretty sure taking a closer look at current Huawei products might reveal some interesting reverse engineering. It sure did back in the days where dumped firmware still had Cisco copyrights...
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoIt is, if there ever was any doubt, a reminder why we should be talking about protocols and open standards and not companies running their proprietary stuff across the world. I should not have to care if it is US, China or India that houses it. I should not have to care if it it is FB, LinkedIn or TikTok. But that is the problem. The companies have no problem trying to tie people to a specific brand and open standard is a problem for keeping the brand tied. Even the possibility of an option for a person to pick on their own is a threat to market dominance. And we all know how well inertia works. As for propaganda and espionage... what isn't used it for it these days?
- rndmind 5y agoWhat an astoundingly poignant comment. . . I'm commenting here for future reference. It is the protocols and open standards that we should be focusing on, not the platforms. With that said, web3 endorsed activity pub, I would like to see more websites take advantage of that, I'd love to be able to comment on hackernews via my mastodon account, for example.