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Context in the URL.

If WeChat is not sold to a US company by September 15th, it’ll be banned in the US. And, well, September 15th is nearly upon us…

Thoughts?

  • ster
    1·
    4 years ago

    Furthermore the companies are the ones who really have the power in the west. Regulation to them is practically just guidelines that they choose to follow if they wish, and manipulate and lobby if they don’t feel like it.

      • ster
        2·
        4 years ago

        I would argue that while western governments and their militaries are certainly the most powerful in the world, they are held accountable to at least some extent by the political system. China and Russia’s military have no accountability and no consequences to any of their actions, so they post a much greater threat.

          • ster
            1·
            4 years ago

            The government certainly does serve the corporations no doubt about that. But there is still some accountability, due to a little more transparancy and freedom of press. I’m not defending the extremely corrupt system we have.