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On the same logic, youtube, facebook, google, etc. should not be owned by the parent company in other countries than the US because of the influence they have o
by gyoridavid 2y ago
On the same logic, youtube, facebook, google, etc. should not be owned by the parent company in other countries than the US because of the influence they have on ppls opinions (on policital elections and whatnot)
- imperio59 2y agoYou assume there is a symmetrical relationship between the US and other nations here. There is not, hasn't been since WW2.
- absolutelastone 2y agoEspecially since those ironically are among the long list of American websites banned in China for decades...
- PunchTornado 2y agoAmd that will be better. No massive global corporation.
- killerstorm 2y agoThey definitely should do that if they believe that these applications are controlled by US government. AFAIK nobody seriously believes that.
- csa 2y ago> They definitely should do that if they believe that these applications are controlled by US government. The goal of government entities in these types of spots is to have de facto control and/or influence without appearing to have it. > AFAIK nobody seriously believes that. Ummmm…
- ParetoOptimal 2y agoMaybe we should go farther. Should Samsung divest because so many Americans have a Samsung Galaxy? Who knows what could be on those chips.
- fennecbutt 2y agoPretty sure South Korea is considered an ally. That's how political relationships work.