Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Speech

Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp... by tanilama on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:09AM (#18845178)

Because SA is a powerful country. Netflix is small steaming company comparing to it. Their power aren't on par with each other.

Besides, Saudi probably has very different values, I am pretty sure if they try to spread their version of proper values in US, like what quality defines a woman, people won't be very welcoming and outrage will follow.

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Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp... by zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:46AM (#18845484)

Now, the power imbalance is a problem, of course.

But the mere fact that someone has a different opinion on something does not in any way entitle them to equal consideration of their position. Just because a murderer thinks that murdering people is fine does not mean that you should be welcoming towards murders or that outrage is unjustified.

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Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp... by atomical on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:24AM (#18845290)

Are sexism and homophobia values now?

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Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp... by oaiey on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:51AM (#18845542)

Ask the right 15% of the population. We just marginalized sexism and homophobia in the western societies. Do not extrapolate from that.

Take religion as a sample. The western countries will be majority atheist in 30-50 years. Do not assume that is the same around the globe.

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