ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoUS lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from usersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square246fedilinkarrow-up1608 cross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1608external-linkUS lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from usersarstechnica.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square246fedilink cross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoYou have a misunderstanding of how China’s government operates. It does not matter how much stake the government holds, companies just cannot say no to the government’s request. Otherwise you will be disappeared. See Alibaba for example. Remember, China does not have a democracy.
minus-squareCrikeste@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoOoooof, somebody licking the boot of capitalism a little too hard.
minus-squareferralcat@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoThat’s literally the same thing the us government is doing here…
You have a misunderstanding of how China’s government operates. It does not matter how much stake the government holds, companies just cannot say no to the government’s request. Otherwise you will be disappeared. See Alibaba for example.
Remember, China does not have a democracy.
Ooooof, somebody licking the boot of capitalism a little too hard.
That’s literally the same thing the us government is doing here…