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The same could not be set of companies in the United States, and such controls would very quickly or lawsuits and all sorts of backlash. Companies do cooperate
by bioemerl 4y ago
The same could not be set of companies in the United States, and such controls would very quickly or lawsuits and all sorts of backlash.
Companies do cooperate with the government, but for the most part that cooperation is either voluntary, or clearly defined by law which mandates cooperation.
There is still some reason for concern, but there is much less reason for concern.
- DiogenesKynikos 4y agoWe now know that as a practical matter, American companies do cooperate with the US government in spying, influence operations, etc., and that the US government has a massive surveillance apparatus that is highly opaque and beyond the control of the American public. That's why the sudden concern about TikTok theoretically being a problem comes across as an excuse for going after yet another Chinese company, as a way to pressure China and hamper its development.