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If China passed a similar law, I wonder what the U.S. state dept. would say about it.
by droptablemain 2y ago
If China passed a similar law, I wonder what the U.S. state dept. would say about it.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoUh, Google was kicked out of China for not censoring search results, Meta and others are blocked for not submitting to censorship. This is tame by comparison.
- droptablemain 2y agoKicked out for not complying with rules vs. being forced to sell.
- jmbwell 2y agoFrom what I understand, Google, YouTube, the web site that used to be called Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook are all banned in China already. So I suspect the state department would say something like, "the state department recommends banning TikTok."
- droptablemain 2y agoI suspect the state dept. would say China banning Facebook/Twitter, etc. is an example of it being a "bad" or "totalitarian" "regime." But the U.S. banning Tik-Tok? Why that's just good ol' democracy at work!
- jmbwell 2y agoOne potential difference might be that china could be banning western media to stifle opposition, while the US could be banning TikTok primarily to protect its commercial interests. Though I guess you have a point if they are, fundamentally, indistinct justifications