Did you mean Voice of America?
VOA is forbidden to broadcast within the United States by the 1948 Smith Mundt-Act, Section 501
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Act#Excerp...
Because the presence of regulation suggests at least some vector for the regulated thing doing harm. Wantonly exporting something tightly regulated in its place of origin implies that the government is aware of its potential to do harm, and sells it anyway without the regulatory guiderails, which is a shitty thing to do.
Add alcohol and gambling to the list there, and I'm not sure if pharma should be on it given the opioid rise...
I can't (yet) walk into CVS and arbitrarily buy Vicodin, Xanax, or Ambien in the US because we know how dangerous it is and regulate it. In other countries, it's shockingly easy to get.
You're basically personifying a collective of individuals. There is no single 'view' on alcohol and gambling. You're just cherry picking the view of the moral right and calling it hypocritical as if it's the official view of the US.
To my knowledge the US isn't in the business of foisting gambling products or services on other countries, even if it is highly regulated domestically.
If the French want to allow 16yr olds to drink whiskey. So be it. (not sure if thats the law, but the French like their livations)
You make a long list and each point is intellectual dishonest. Do a little research. You are on HN not facebook. We have standards of intelligence here. I dont think this list meets those standards.
* China fabricates propaganda on Facebook, but bans it at home.
* Germany manufactures and exports firearms, but tightly regulates them at home.
* The US manufactures and exports cigarettes and pharmaceuticals, but tightly regulates them at home.
* Israel markets binary option trading scams to the rest of the world, but bans them at home.
* Russia produces malware, but only punishes anyone who unleashes it at home.
There's a lot to be said about the credibility of products and services that governments won't let their own people have access to but freely sell to the rest of the world.