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CapCut hit by US ban – in unrelated news, Instagram reveals video-editing app
- Razengan 2y agoGosh this is disgusting
- willy_k 2y agoWhat’s “this”?
- kelseyfrog 2y agoIt looks as if US is banning foreign apps to aid domestic apps. It shows a bias and paternalism rather than a more laissez-faire/free market approach.
- 42772827 2y agoThe US did not ban a foreign app. The US demanded that the app be divested from its ownership by a hostile foreign government. The free market has always been secondary to natsec interests.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoI understand the difference. That is why I worded it as "It looks as if".
- latentcall 2y agoCrazy how even the “smarties” on here just repeat US State Dept talking points like a puppet. China might be hostile to the federal government but I have no beef with them, and I bet most of the populace doesn’t either.
- dehugger 2y agoIt's been funny seeing everyone on red note talk about making friends with their Chinese Spy and gleefully handing over their data. The USA government and tech companies have so thoroughly normalized spying on it's own citizens that it's simply expected and hardly even a concern anymore. People are numb to it. I think they are mostly just happy to actually get to choose who is getting the data for once.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoThat's right. For the savvy data holder, weighing US as a data collector vs China is an easy choice. If the US wants more people to choose it as their data collector, they should simply make a more compelling offer.
- JCharante 2y agoI like it. “You ban ours and we’ll ban yours” type of approach
- kelseyfrog 2y agoAs a parent, this kind of behavior leads to escalation and is indicative of adolescents in grades K-6. Usually people grow out of it before they reach adulthood. Our ability to suppress our desire for revenge is what makes society work.
- cmonreally123 2y agoUsually adults both work together and play by the same rules, no? Is China working together in cases outside of this? In prisoners dilemma tit for tat is a winning strategy for a reason.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoNo, we judge the rules based on merit. If the other person kicks you out, you don't usually follow suit blindly by applying their rules to them. That is following other people's rules rather than your own and lacks integrity.
- esperent 2y agoI think the characterizion of this as tit for tat lacks nuance. If you look at China's actions over the last while, in the South China sea, in regards to Taiwan, banning western apps, "accidentally" damaging subsea cables, industrial espionage at huge scale, and probably a thousand other small and large things I don't know about: if we put this into human terms, it's like a child who is constantly testing you and pushing the boundaries to see what they can get away with. The correct thing to do in this case, as an adult, is to have firm boundaries and push back strongly but fairly whenever they are crossed. However, while it's an interesting thought experiment, anthropomorphasizing nation states in this way will only get you so far. China is not a child, nor is the USA, and they're not adults either. While it does sometimes seem apt, the concept of maturity, in human development terms, cannot be applied here.
- tw04 2y agoMuch like tolerance. You can’t have a free market if all parties don’t agree. The US proposed a free market. China countered with a closed market and we’re finally understanding they were serious.
- giancarlostoro 2y agoUnsurprising, Mark Zuck always seems to have an app ready, remember Threads? Its no secret that he can just throw a few devs money and get something going awfully quickly. Cut a few corners its fine, just need to get it out the door.
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