Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp...
by SpicyLemonZest on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:09AM
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We can't do it because we don't want other countries doing it to us. Can you imagine the outrage if a Saudi company in the US was ordered to stop discriminating, and they refused to comply because they believe gender discrimination is proper and just?
Certainly there are some things so terrible that we should expect companies not to go along, preferring to leave the country rather than participate. But censoring a TV episode (not even an entire show!) isn't that bad in the scheme of things.
Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp...
by oaiey on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:48AM
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Very smart argument! However, this happens nevertheless all the time (GDPR, food/drug regulations, ...). We just consider it normal when we can somehow agree on the benefits :).
Certainly there are some things so terrible that we should expect companies not to go along, preferring to leave the country rather than participate. But censoring a TV episode (not even an entire show!) isn't that bad in the scheme of things.