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My understanding is that Chinese bans on US technology have reasons clearly codified in law and would not be banned if they followed the regulations. That bein

• Shared404 4y ago
  This is a good point. I would much rather we codify data protections, and then ban TikTok (and domestic) apps that do not comply.
  • xbar 4y ago
    I think you're right. I'd love to see a BRICS-oriented data protection law for the US, for example.
  • angio 4y ago
    That's what the EU is doing and it's a great approach.
• tablespoon 4y ago
  > My understanding is that Chinese bans on US technology have reasons clearly codified in law and would not be banned if they followed the regulations. My understanding is that Chinese law is usually pretty vague and unclear, especially in areas like this, and in any case doesn't actually bind the government.
  • connicpu 4y ago
    Yeah, my understanding is a lot of Chinese laws are vague on purpose so that they can be interpreted to benefit companies the state likes, while punishing those the state does not like
    • workingon 4y ago
      Sounds like America. Didn’t we just ban Juuls while countless other electronic fruity vapes are on the market?
      • _-david-_ 4y ago
        Didn't a judge just stop the ban?
    • atlasunshrugged 4y ago
      “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.” - General Óscar Benavides
• xdennis 4y ago
  The regulations include being completely subservient to the state. The US could make something similar to eliminate Chinese companies in terms of democracy vs dictatorship: pass a law saying that social media websites can only operate if their employees have the right to vote in their own countries. Then TikTok would be banned because it does not (/could not) follow the law.