>> Imagine someone disagreeing with PRISM, and making the same statement as above, but substituting "CCP" with "American government".
> The problem isn't just the data, it's the propaganda and the reach of the CCP.
The problem is the method by which each entity might effect their goals.
In the US: Go to FISA/FISC and request a warrant. Otherwise, request a surveillance warrant in normal court.
In China: Go to the company in the dead of night, and tell them what they need to do.
In the former, you at least have a paper trail. In the latter, you have nothing.
I don't see how you came to that conclusion. CGTN is still there on Facebook for example. They weren't even kicked out despite blatantly faking their subscribers count (yeah it's that obvious).
> This looks like a huge contradiction to me. "Private companies in China have to follow Chinese law, so private Chinese companies are associated with CCP, so we should ban private Chinese companies, but I'm only against CCP".
In China, if you did not know, there is no rule of law, the CCP is the law. Any large companies needs to have a CCP representative. There is no independent large company in China, that's not a thing yet.
> Imagine someone disagreeing with PRISM, and making the same statement as above, but substituting "CCP" with "American government".
The problem isn't just the data, it's the propaganda and the reach of the CCP.