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Just doing what's best for business and keeping costs down, nothing to see here.
by Dirlewanger 12y ago
Just doing what's best for business and keeping costs down, nothing to see here.
- threeseed 12y agoIt's what is also best for their users. The site would simply be banned if they didn't comply with local laws.
- dublinben 12y agoWould that really be so bad for users in Turkey? Maybe a blanket ban of Facebook and other popular sites would encourage a change in government. This appeasement just enables authoritarian censorship.
- alphakappa 12y agoA change in government because some sites are unavailable? That's ambitious -- we just need to look at China to see how well that idea works.
- Dirlewanger 12y agoAnd why is it best for their users? Because more users = more money. As I said, business as usual.
- AlexandrB 12y agoSo much for "disruption".
- UweSchmidt 12y agoQuite often, when companies are doing what's best for business and keeping costs down, very notable things are going on. Companies function in a legal, cultural and ethical context, and it can be interesting to view their actions in this light. Wouldn't you agree?
- Dirlewanger 12y agoOf course one can view a company's actions through various lenses, and this one still comes down to money. Facebook doesn't want to be the catalyst that incites mass rioting because they became a poster child for free speech.