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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by RobotToaster on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:36AM (#39692647)
That's false, American social media simply refused to follow Chinese law. (I believe facebook specifically refused to remove accounts belonging to ETIM/TIP, an organisation recognised by the UN, EU and at the time the USA as a terrorist group)
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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by tw1984 on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:48AM (#39692880)
Zuckerberg tried damn hard to get his crap into China, he even asked the Chinese president Xi in person to name his unborn baby. He became quite "unfriendly" to China/CCP after all those efforts got him nothing in return.
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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by Manuel_D on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:38AM (#39692686)
Incorrect, Facebook is flat out banned in China no matter whether they comply with CCP censorship. I'm very interested in sources to substantiate the claim that Facebook is refusing to ban groups that even the US designates as terrorists.
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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by RobotToaster on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:53AM (#39692987)
Here's at least one source http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/kindle/2014-10/02/content_18692... Although I appear to be wrong that it was specifically what caused the block.

I'd be interested to know the source of your claim that facebook wouldn't be allowed if it complied fully with Chinese law?

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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by Manuel_D on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:55AM (#39693021)
One, this article was published years after Facebook was blocked in China so it can't be the cause of the block. Also, China daily is a propaganda outlet. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Daily

It's literally run by the "Central Propaganda Department".

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