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Having a prominent media platform under the control of a hostile government is a serious threat. Then China was right to ban Google, Facebook, and Reddit? This
by jimbob45 3y ago
Having a prominent media platform under the control of a hostile government is a serious threat.
Then China was right to ban Google, Facebook, and Reddit? This seems like a war where no one wins. Why not simply ensure platforms are open, neutral, and fair for everyone? (e.g. not reddit)
- alephnerd 3y agoClearly in China's case they were. If China could use protective tariffs against American firms and undercut American production, there's no reason to keep playing a morally pure yet essentially meaningless stance.
- animal_spirits 3y agoI think there is an asymmetry here. The CCP has much greater control over TikTok than The US Federal govt. has over Google, Facebook, and Reddit. American tech giants regularly fight against the US govt. and sometimes win. AFAIK, this happens less in CCP controlled China. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple–FBI_encryption_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple–FBI_encryption_dispute [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._United_Stat...
- empath-nirvana 3y ago> Then China was right to ban Google, Facebook, and Reddit? From a strictly pragmatic, real-politik point of view, yes. From my personal point of view, it would be preferable if the US and China were on friendlier terms and were not military and economic adversaries, so that this wasn't a concern. The US isn't going to care if a French or German or UK company owned a social media company here.