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[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 months ago

Zuckerberg is behind it, just like he was when they banned it on India. Politicians get what they want by eliminating a company that doesn't support them, Meta gets more usershare in the U.S. they can control the narrative and keep their guys in place so they don't get regulated and they get more tax breaks.

[-] john89@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In other words, the US government exists solely to serve its wealthiest constituents.

[-] MisterMoo@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Meanwhile China says no American internet sites in their country and I guess that’s ok for some reason.

[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

who said it was ok?

[-] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Censorship is bad when China does it. Censorship is bad when America does it.

Same for Germany, Australia, Japan, North and South Korea.

Governments don't censor speech because they protect their citizens, they censor speech because it protects their monopoly on violence and help propagate their visions to an unquestioning audience.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

It's ok because USA is doing it too. Every state, every politician is basically the same. It's all about violent control of the planet. These apps are just the tip of the iceberg.

[-] notgold@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

It's not ok that the CCP block foreign apps either. Now that the yanks are blocking Chinese apps they can't complain about the CCP blocking theirs.

No one is saying that. Two governments can be wrong simultaneously.

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