> If China wants to use protectionism to wage digital economy warfare, let's respond in kind. No more Wechat, TikTok, Alipay, or League of Legends or Valorant, until China gives equal treatment to foreign internet firms.
That's not how the US Judiciary systems works. You can't ban dozen of apps based on "suspicious behaviour". You need to start an investigation , then you need to collect proofs , then based on those proofs prosecutor we'll be able to decide to sue or not , and ultimately a judge will decide to ban those apps or not.
It's why our western constitutional democracy are doomed to fail.
Our democracies move and react slower than authoritarian regime like China , Russia plus we have many economic interest with them. It's unlikely any politician would ban those apps .
Trump tried with Tik Tok, a judge blocked the order[0], and I agree with the justice. You can't block an app because you don't like it. You need some solid evidence to prosecute and stop a private a entity.
I don't think we need to worry about western democracy when talking about a software company shopping your browser history. Apps and games have developed on all corners of the globe have done this and are doing this.
That's not how the US Judiciary systems works. You can't ban dozen of apps based on "suspicious behaviour". You need to start an investigation , then you need to collect proofs , then based on those proofs prosecutor we'll be able to decide to sue or not , and ultimately a judge will decide to ban those apps or not.
It's why our western constitutional democracy are doomed to fail.
Our democracies move and react slower than authoritarian regime like China , Russia plus we have many economic interest with them. It's unlikely any politician would ban those apps .
Trump tried with Tik Tok, a judge blocked the order[0], and I agree with the justice. You can't block an app because you don't like it. You need some solid evidence to prosecute and stop a private a entity.
[0]https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-download-ban-is-blocked-...