Mark Zuckerberg happily repeats communist China propaganda as Facebook deploys in China, censoring citizens there just as it does in America
‘For companies like Facebook and Google, trying to do business in China is a bit like trying to dig up gold from deep underneath the ground. There are a lot of barriers in the way, and you will no doubt be forced to change your strategy several times, but if and when you get it right, you will be rewarded.
Many people are well aware of the fact that China, despite embracing certain principles of the free market in recent years, is still a communist country that has an enormous amount of control over the everyday lives of its citizens. Just a few weeks ago, for instance, China’s president banned Winnie the Pooh from the Internet because of a series of memes that were being spread around comparing him to the lovable (but round) Disney character.
As you can probably imagine, companies like Facebook have to do a lot of work to modify their platform if they wish to reach China’s Internet audience of 700 million people.
Yet, by modifying your platform to conform to China’s excessive rules and regulations, you are essentially complying with the agenda of the communist party.’
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