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What does this have to do with the article on the Indian government increasing control of the internet?
by themitigating 4y ago
What does this have to do with the article on the Indian government increasing control of the internet?
- supriyo-biswas 4y agoA corporation trying to align with a specific belief system would mean some countries would fall outside of it. This leaves them with two choices - either they stop doing business in said countries, or maximize profits by conducting business in those countries by loosening their belief system to include the countries' negatives, such as censorship of political discourse in this case.
- themitigating 4y agoYes, companies have to adhere to the laws of a country or stop doing business there. The blame lies with the Indian Government
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y agoOP is arguing that they should choose to stop doing business instead of adhere to the laws.
- themitigating 4y agoThe article is about the Indian government not tech companies, stop encouraging this obvious deflection
- managerclass 4y agoI guess my question is if US tech companies don't comply with the Indian government and gets shut down, wouldn't an identical company who will comply with the Indian government just take its place? The censorship is taking place either way right? Why not take the money?
- supriyo-biswas 4y agoYes, and this is exactly why companies decide to stay in business in said regions and focus on what they do best - continue to offer products and services (or "maximize shareholder value" if you're cynical).
- layer8 4y agoThe article’s subheading is “The Modi administration keeps giving itself new powers, and Big Tech keeps giving in.”