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Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp... by jstanley on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:23AM (#18845272)
> Sorry, either stop trading with these countries or acquiesce to their demands.

Except Netflix isn't "trading with Saudi Arabia". Netflix is trying to sell subscriptions to Saudi individuals, and it is the Saudi government that is trying to enforce censorship. 2 completely distinct groups.

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Re:Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Sp... by chaosphere2112 on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:36AM (#18845389)
Yeah, but one of the main roles of pretty much every government is regulating what is sold in their markets.

(Were this a less autocratic regime,I would have said "governments are just people", but I take your point on the government of SA being largely disjoint from the citizens)

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