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The 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
by 42772827 2y ago
The 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.