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> This is one reason why I think China banning Youtube is a policy mistake China didn't ban YouTube, Google just refused to comply with the strict regulations.

> This is one reason why I think China banning Youtube is a policy mistake China didn't ban YouTube, Google just refused to comply with the strict regulations. So China tried to do exactly what you said, but they can't exactly force YouTube to stay (it would involve a lot more than just seizing local physical assets).

jmyeet 2y ago
Well there's banning and there's effective banning. If you make the regulatory structure so cumbersome that no one wants to participate, that's an effective ban, whether you intend it or not, whether you realize it or not. Given the almost complete lack of foreign Internet companies in China, I'd say there's good evidence the effective ban is intentional. That's really what I mean when I say "China banned Youtube". Also, Google has shown prior willingness to comply with Chinese regulation (eg participation before the pullout in ~2010 and Dragonfly [1]). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_(search_engine) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_(search_engine)
- pphysch 2y ago
  China does have strict media regulations which can be expensive for foreign companies to implement, but there are still a TON of Western brands that operate very successfully in China.
  - Log_out_ 2y ago
    And those departments are basically owned and run by the party.
    - pphysch 2y ago
      In the same sense that US-based firms are run by the national security apparatus, via mechanisms like NSL, sure.
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