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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,212 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2019, 03:37 PM Oct 2019

Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning

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Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 OP

This is the problem with global capitalism LiberalLovinLug Oct 2019 #1

That's the slimey tech outfits for you. If it helps the people against totalitarian terror govs, Mc Mike Oct 2019 #2

LiberalLovinLug

(14,176 posts)

1. This is the problem with global capitalism

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 04:32 PM

Oct 2019

You are dictated to by the marketplace, and not morals.
If China wanted to, it could cripple Apple sales and production in its own country. And that would affect shareholders, along with Apple's bottom line. And there'd be other less scrupulous players jumping in to fill the void.

Mc Mike

(9,115 posts)

2. That's the slimey tech outfits for you. If it helps the people against totalitarian terror govs,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 11:42 AM

Oct 2019

it gets pulled. If it helps tyrannical terror govs against the people, full steam ahead, like google face recognition, facebook fake news propaganda clips.

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