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Re:Zoom Deleted Events Discussing Zoom “Censorship” by fvdessen on Sunday October 25, 2020 @02:29PM (#24888629)
> They’re not comparable because the western companies are not doing this due to the threat of retaliation from their own government.

Iranians are banned from using some western apps by threat of the American government.

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Re:Zoom Deleted Events Discussing Zoom “Censorship” by srtjstjsj on Sunday October 25, 2020 @09:33PM (#24891954)
Yes, that's national sovereignty.

A better example is when the FBI seizes webhosts whose users are associated with illegal activity.

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