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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by unclebucknasty on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @04:30PM (#31925357)
>no one want(s/ed) to piss off China too much.

Agreed. See also NBA retractions, John Cena hostage-video apology, influence on Hollywood messaging, etc.

All of these are products of companies wanting access to Chinese markets, and it's a nauseating sellout of values for profit.

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Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove... by bigcat12345678 on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @05:10PM (#31925748)
Aside from Taiwan, and Xi, are there other formal restrictions to placate Chinese government?

Of course, commercial companies always need to please their customers, so that's an entirely different topic. You cannot blame the firms who avoid stereotyping Chinese people. Because the customers are going to be mad.

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