As much as one wishes this sort of thing wouldn't happen, it's hardly surprising.
Taking a somewhat mercenary view of the practice[0], a multinational business should not be able to circumvent the law (loosely speaking) of a region in which they wish to operate.
I'd expect most people think businesses (especially foreign ones) should have to follow the relevant local laws.
I don't mean to draw a direct comparison, but I think it's worth remembering that Youtube is usually eager to restrict content at the behest of other corporations as well.
To Youtube, the messages/content they allow is completely arbitrary.
Any sufficiently large/powerful entity can influence what is allowed on the platform.
The Russian authorities and Nintendo are two such entities.
[0] i.e. social media or websites enforcing a government's censorship policy/whims
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As much as one wishes this sort of thing wouldn't happen, it's hardly surprising. Taking a somewhat mercenary view of the practice[0], a multinational business should not be able to circumvent the law (loosely speaking) of a region in which they wish to operate. I'd expect most people think businesses (especially foreign ones) should have to follow the relevant local laws.
I don't mean to draw a direct comparison, but I think it's worth remembering that Youtube is usually eager to restrict content at the behest of other corporations as well. To Youtube, the messages/content they allow is completely arbitrary. Any sufficiently large/powerful entity can influence what is allowed on the platform. The Russian authorities and Nintendo are two such entities.
[0] i.e. social media or websites enforcing a government's censorship policy/whims