[pokepim]

I think it’s not a facebook ban per se but more like set of regulations (like no nsfw content and so on) that you need to meet to operate a business in the country. Facebook couldn’t care to meet those rules so they aren’t allowed to operate. Apple, Tesla and thousands other american businesses can still operate.

[bdd8f1df777b]

It was that in the beginning. Then Zuckerberg had a change of heart and was willing to cooperate with the Chinese authorities on censorship and came to Beijing multiple times to express his newfound friendliness. Yet the Chinese government still shunned him. Not sure why.

[ethbr1]

Because the CCP understands network effects and first mover advantage.

And they see a locally-owned social network that can be repurposed for government surveillance/control as a strategic priority.

Facebook obeying the rules today is less important than Facebook being compliant with (and quiet about) whatever edict is handed down next year.