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I think you may need to look outside your bubble. There are large, influential tech companies in China and Russia. Alibaba has dramatically transformed America

by smt88 4y ago

I think you may need to look outside your bubble. There are large, influential tech companies in China and Russia. Alibaba has dramatically transformed American commerce and is essentially the soul of Amazon's marketplace. TikTok is the most influential social media platform. You also seem to assume that having those companies in the US means they have some sort of freedom-minded ideology or are reluctant to harm Americans, and we have seen that neither is true. Are you also glad several opioid producers were American?

ece 4y ago
We are seeing calls to regulate TikTok more, and I wonder how many countries have laws saying user data needs to be in local countries. I think Wyden in the senate has a bill on this. There also seems to be plenty of local competition from Flipkart, Xiaomi etc.. that might not be as big, but effectively competes, if not as broadly. I think as the other reply cheekily points out, regulators around the world have been more effective at making sure the market stays competitive and preserves privacy etc..