Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
by kodablah on Friday August 07, 2020 @01:23PM
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> I think the principle of regulatory reciprocity is fairly standard
In this case, since it's a communication tool, this is more freedom restriction reciprocity than regulatory reciprocity. Communication freedom is not the fire you want to fight fire with.
Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
by baddox on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:44PM
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I think it’s not obvious that you can directly apply the logic of tariffs to (largely free) internet services provided by companies in other countries. You could make the argument that they should be treated the same, but I think the argument needs to be explicit rather than assumed.
Also, this entire mode of argument doesn’t address the idea that this is a national security or privacy issue.
Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
by runeks on Saturday August 08, 2020 @02:39PM
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> I think the principle of regulatory reciprocity is fairly standard. If country X has tarrifs on your goods, it's fairly standard to bring up the same tarrifs on their goods into your country.
We agree that it’s standard. The interesting question is whether it’s sensible.
Personally, as citizen Denmark, if Italy puts a 50 tariff on Danish sausages, I would prefer that Denmark not put any tariff on Italian sausages.
Without reciprocity, the other country has little incentive to come to the negotiating table to reciporically remove those tarrifs, bans and visa restrictions.