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Facebook is not playing a smart game either. The government is already and understandably furious at India for this encroachment to sovereignty (the murder of a

Facebook is not playing a smart game either. The government is already and understandably furious at India for this encroachment to sovereignty (the murder of a Canadian in Canada by a foreign state), it was also already not happy at Facebook for their previous encroachment to sovereignty (the blocking of Canadian news), and now it has more reason to be mad at Facebook for this latest encroachment to sovereignty of applying Indian law on Canadian citizens. I imagine the pushback could be very strong.

RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
Actually, Facebook is playing it smart. Canada has less than 40 million total people. If Facebook completely exited Canada and banned all Canadians from Facebook, it wouldn’t be all that big of a deal. India on the other hand has over a billion people. If you have to choose to piss off a government, Canada is a much better choice than India.
- HideousKojima 3y ago
  Number of potential users isn't the only issue though. Canada's GDP is ~66% of India's, despite the massive population difference. The potential revenue per user from Canada is far higher than from India.
  - ElectricalUnion 3y ago
    By this same math, losing just Canada is at maximum 66% of what would be losing just India, and Canada for sure already hates Meta.
- Pxtl 3y ago
  Facebook is in the advertising industry. One pair of eyeballs is not worth the same as every other pair, they're worth what they can spend. Canadians are, in global terms, fabulously wealthy.
  - pclmulqdq 3y ago
    There are probably 50 million people in India who are each worth more than the average Canadian. And another billion or so to boot.
    - boplicity 3y ago
      I doubt it. You need to earn only around $300 a month or 25,000 Rupees to get into the top 10% of income earners in India. https://www.ndtv.com/business/earning-rs-25-000-you-are-in-indias-top-10-report-2993639 https://www.ndtv.com/business/earning-rs-25-000-you-are-in-i... https://competitiveness.in/the-state-of-inequality-in-india-report-released/#:~:text=The%20State%20of%20Inequality%20in%20India%20Report%20was,the%20depth%20and%20nature%20of%20inequality%20in%20India https://competitiveness.in/the-state-of-inequality-in-india-....
- jpambrun 3y ago
  I realize that and secretly hope Canada will just flat out ban Facebook as it would have become an obvious liability to our sovereignty. It is unacceptable that other countries, India, US or others, have such a large control over the news and culture we see. This has way too much power to influence and it is a threat to democracy and local cultures.

RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago

Actually, Facebook is playing it smart. Canada has less than 40 million total people. If Facebook completely exited Canada and banned all Canadians from Facebook, it wouldn’t be all that big of a deal. India on the other hand has over a billion people. If you have to choose to piss off a government, Canada is a much better choice than India.

HideousKojima 3y ago
Number of potential users isn't the only issue though. Canada's GDP is ~66% of India's, despite the massive population difference. The potential revenue per user from Canada is far higher than from India.
- ElectricalUnion 3y ago
  By this same math, losing just Canada is at maximum 66% of what would be losing just India, and Canada for sure already hates Meta.
Pxtl 3y ago
Facebook is in the advertising industry. One pair of eyeballs is not worth the same as every other pair, they're worth what they can spend. Canadians are, in global terms, fabulously wealthy.
- pclmulqdq 3y ago
  There are probably 50 million people in India who are each worth more than the average Canadian. And another billion or so to boot.
  - boplicity 3y ago
    I doubt it. You need to earn only around $300 a month or 25,000 Rupees to get into the top 10% of income earners in India. https://www.ndtv.com/business/earning-rs-25-000-you-are-in-indias-top-10-report-2993639 https://www.ndtv.com/business/earning-rs-25-000-you-are-in-i... https://competitiveness.in/the-state-of-inequality-in-india-report-released/#:~:text=The%20State%20of%20Inequality%20in%20India%20Report%20was,the%20depth%20and%20nature%20of%20inequality%20in%20India https://competitiveness.in/the-state-of-inequality-in-india-....
jpambrun 3y ago
I realize that and secretly hope Canada will just flat out ban Facebook as it would have become an obvious liability to our sovereignty. It is unacceptable that other countries, India, US or others, have such a large control over the news and culture we see. This has way too much power to influence and it is a threat to democracy and local cultures.