Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book," to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
      • Reygle@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        The China kind.

        “We may disclose any of the Information We Collect to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, law enforcement requests, legal claims, or government inquiries, and to protect and defend the rights, interests, safety, and security of the Platform, our affiliates, users, or the public. We may also share any of the Information We Collect to enforce any terms applicable to the Platform, to exercise or defend any legal claims, and comply with any applicable law.”

        • Packet@lemmy.mlEnglish
          10·
          5 months ago

          Wow, a very normal, and widespread TOS part. Which almost EVERY SINGLE COMPANY has. And whatever yammer yer were doing with “communist mega corporation” is also very strange. I hope for the better of yer.

          • Realitätsverlust@lemmy.zipEnglish
            1·
            5 months ago

            No.

            Many companies in the western world will not freely give your information to law enforcement and will even actively fight it. We saw that with apple, we saw that with signal and specifically in germany, we had some other smaller profile cases that have fought law enforcement.

            In China, companies are forced to give the government free access to all of its information without any subpoena or anything needed. Which is why many western companies can’t do business in china themselves without having a Chinese partner company that handles it for them (Blizzard needed NetEase, for example)

            • Packet@lemmy.mlEnglish
              3·
              5 months ago

              Apple?? You used apple as an example? Apple that finally settled the lawsuit where siri recorded conversations and they sent them off to third parties? Comical.

              • Realitätsverlust@lemmy.zipEnglish
                1·
                5 months ago

                My point was not that apple is a protector of your data, obviously they’re not. No large corporation is. The entire ecosystem of google and facebook would not work without data.

                My point was that corporations in the west actually have a chance of fighting against subpoenas and other ways the government might force them to hand out user data, whereas china will probably just make the CEO disappear mysteriously if they don’t comply immediately.

                • Packet@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  1·
                  5 months ago

                  Western corporations literally rely on the government and the military to keep themselves afloat and in favour. Their “fighting back” is like the fakest “no I don’t want it” from a child looking a the coolest Lego set. They are dogs on a leash and will not bite the feeding hand, even if they have a leash of their own for the feeding hand.