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I view it like trade. They block our social media there, we block theirs here. EU did the same when we put tariffs on their steel or something.
by hot_gril 3y ago
I view it like trade. They block our social media there, we block theirs here. EU did the same when we put tariffs on their steel or something.
- jtriangle 3y agoAnd eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.
- tomatokoolaid 3y agoYes, at least half blind. But an eye for nothing but complacence often results in two eyes for nothing ... and handing your adversary full advantage.
- hot_gril 3y agoThat saying applies to things you cannot take back, like blinding someone, not trade agreements. It's also like an eye for 200 eyes at this point. Tit-for-tat (or some softer variation) is pretty standard diplomatic protocol.
- jtriangle 3y agoSure, but can you take back banning a social media platform? Very likely not, because even if you did, it'd still be ruined by a massive loss of users/ad partners/etc. Realistically, what we needed is comprehensive user privacy legislation, which would prevent anyone from spying on us, including our own government. Likely the reason that did not happen is because our government enjoys access to our user data for various things.
- hot_gril 3y agoIt would cause damage that can be mended, same as how restricting steel trade would definitely hurt or bankrupt some companies caught up in it.
- xdennis 3y agoSo trite! Without reciprocal actions there is no incentive for change.