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Update: Om was not expecting this to get to the FP but I'm looking for the article now, but in the meantime here's another that has basically the same thing.
Hope this helps as a source: https://github.com/caffeine-overload/bandinchina
Thewinterisstillhere
I am very disappointed by blizzard right now. I don't know who exactly took the decision but I hope another game co. step up and support HK
WhatisaYute
To be fair, Apple pulled a sneaky and gave Chinese users the ability to opt out of storing their iCloud and location data in China.
TresusIbor
Sad truth is that China can absolutely start censoring our country as the vast majority of our forums are in companies they can manipulate.
Aathole
So all of them? Great
mozami
That's madness. Defo think apple earned a spot on the meme at the end... They did all they could for it in fairness
jhedn
tbh I'd be most annoyed at having my winnings taken away from me if I earned 'em
heyitssnowing
Looks like a bunch of expensive items/groups that I would never spend my money on anyways
Plaguestorm172
Do you play league of legends? cause people keep removing riot from this because they dont want to give up their LoL
aurthadi
Oh come on.... You should know this by now. Capitalism above all, its the American way.
maliciousGman
It's also our biggest weapon to fight back with
michaelfire
Remember capitalism was supposed to help liberalize China?
SophieClockwise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_XJxqnxzaY
Evanrudeplz
AxelBeingCivil
It's almost as if free trade has always been a tool of soft imperialism and capitalist exploitation!
Evanrudeplz
We're the best in the world and everyone else is subpar when viewing it through our red, white, and blue colored lenses.
Baguette3000
Well, with Disney+ coming... Fuck Disney?
vagari
Ummm... TikTok is a Chinese company.
Leonardo1975
SeveralSpeciesOfSmallFurryAnimalsGatheredTogetherInACave
China: Did all of this. They are who you should boycot
Alvatore
But how? Virtually everything that exists is made there. To boycott China you stop buying at all and that's not possible.
FelixTheAnimator
What have you bought this month that's from China?
Exevium
So when the FBI asks for iCloud data, Apple says no, but if China asks, they hand it over freely? This is the end of the world as we know it
Kodaxmax
i mean a country has a fair bit more sway than an organisation within a country.
gtmiller
I am not entirely sure if that is complicit, or just not wanting to be open about a flaw.
amoeba15
Their factories are IN China. There's a bit more of an economic incentive to hand over data.
Emraldo
Yeah, Apple *says* no. FBI is a bit more discreet. China likes publicly throwing its weight around.
Suzuran42
Because America can't hurt them. China can, will, and has in the past.
stannisconfartsticks
Now the employees should speak up and out the people who make these decisions for the company.
Kodaxmax
you gonna get fired, just to make an innefective point?
stannisconfartsticks
I was looking for a job when I found this one.
Orhoz
Speak up too loudly and get silenced
landcfan
Wait, reddit? What about Imgur? Also, why would China only want white people in Star Wars?
TopCommenter
Racism and a resistance to change. The world is accustomed to a white Hollywood.
PsychRealms
Now we have a list of companies to boycott!!!
mypoopiswatery
Kind of hard to be pissed at Tik Tok when they're owned by a Chinese firm... Also, some are harder to boycott than others
PiGiSpi
I'm so glad Destiny 2 got out of Blizzard Activision when they did. Gave me perfect reason to delete the launcher
SashaTheBlackCat
I'm actually so glad Ubisoft isn't one of those companies. I love rainbow 6 too much
RagnosMaul
At this point I need a list of companies that AREN'T sucking China's proverbial dick
landcfan
It was that list of three at the bottom.
pointynipples
Marriott employee fired for LIKING A TWEET??!
JHawke
They did it from the company account. But regardless that reaction is WAY over the top. Never going to marriott again.
CanadianEngineer
Okay, with the context it seems reasonable to fire the person.. they managed the company’s account in a way the company didn’t approve
JHawke
It was 1 tweet, excluding a few backwards states in the US the entire civilized world agrees you can't get fired for that. And that is >
JHawke
> excluding the fact this is a tad different than your usual behaviour as we are talking support of basic human rights.
swedishpancakeswithlingonberries
ESPN/Disney has always forbid political talk way before this happened.
Cantaffordrice
Can you link the thread or post the sources that are not linked, please?
mundlord2718
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MERKURYAL
Doot
GeddyLee2112
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Doomgriever
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dfg1ce/list_of_companies_under_chinas_censorship_orders/
dark2456
Someone get this guy a beer
aslum
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DJGnarly
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katuhaukka
Randy Marsh 2020!
241MidlifeIdentityCrisis
I dunno, having a cartoon character at the helm hasn't gone very well for us so far.
bs13690
Tegridy.
MVPHingleMcCringleBerry
Seriously though. Can we vote for him in the next election? Or will I have to choose between a giant douche and a turd sandwich?
FreedomWaffles
lol Randy fucking sold out hard to china what are you talking about?
MrPunisherMan
therealewanmcgreggor
America needs tegridy.
MrJelle
This looks like a screenshot of a Reddit post... So where's the link to the post so we can actually see these things?
MrJelle
Looks like original was a comment on r/worldnews that has been removed, but the comment has been mirrored, link in next comment:
MrJelle
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dfg1ce/list_of_companies_under_chinas_censorship_orders/
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
WTF. They’re all fucked but the Tibetan Dr. Strange thing? Srsly
DarkZalgo
Yeah. They didn't change the ancient one because of China. The ancient one technically wasn't even from Tibet.
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
Maybe they wanted him to be or something and that’s why they said no? I dunno, gonna need some citations on a lot of these
DarkZalgo
No, the ancient one is long before the marvel Disney merge.
jlurosa
Was Descartes who said if you don't know who is in charge, ask yourself who u are not allowed to blame?? Or something like this?
Camelspotting
Yes companies generally do not criticize their customers.
thekeyofe
Voltaire, but it's not a direct quote from him. The version most often quoted comes from a White Nationalist Neo Nazi, Kevin Alfred Strom.
Steamjack
It's "who are you not allowed to criticize" I think.
MetabolicFlame
There’s a quote that’s frequently misattributed to Voltaire. That says if you want to know who rules you, ask who you are not allowed to
MetabolicFlame
criticize. It’s actually originally from a white supremacist complaining about not being able to complain about Jewish people though
BingleyBingleyBeep
If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid. Same applies: though it has a distasteful origin, his point stands.
MetabolicFlame
It makes it to the front page and then gets debunked somewhat regularly
phoenixaddams
Criticize not blame, but otherwise yes exactly
Emraldo
Let's fucking get those disabled kids
onlyhalfghost
Alright, I've got the guillotine wheelchair rigged up, let's roll!
Silverwyvern151
You need to say "special needs" or "handy capable" you retard
biff1896
You can’t say retard these days, you spastic!