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I remember Github has been blocked in the past . See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_GitHub#China
Yeah, and then they realized that most tech companies rely on it.
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Do you consider Google to be engaging in illegal activities by refusing to censor content according to China's wishes? Then yes, I am suggested Apple engage in illegal activities.
consider? the law is the law. apple will simply be subjected to massive damage.
"The law is the law" is a very simplistic way of looking at things.
Laws can be challenged in court. Google is doing that with a Canadian law right now[1].
Laws can be found unconstitutional. Laws can be overturned. Laws can be repealed.
Laws can be unenforced. For example smoking weed in Colorado. A simple "the law is the law" outlook might conclude that it's illegal to sell weed in Colorado, and any business doing so "will simply be subjected to massive damage".
Laws can be interpreted and misinterpreted by judges, lawyers, prosecutors, etc. Smart people can disagree about what a law means. Some interpretations say anyone under 13 who reads the New York Times website is a criminal under the CFAA[2].
Some people argue that the average person commits 3 felonies a day[3].
[1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/google-sues-in-u...
[2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/04/are-you-teenager-who-r...
[3] https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp...
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Yeah, and then they realized that most tech companies rely on it.
The original block was way too wide, now they just block gist which is obviously used by dissidents to spread unlawful propaganda. The whole family of pastebin and pastebin-like websites is blocked for the same reason.
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consider? the law is the law. apple will simply be subjected to massive damage.
Will Google? "The law is the law" is a very simplistic way of looking at things. Laws can be challenged in court. Google is doing that with a Canadian law right now[1]. Laws can be found unconstitutional. Laws can be overturned. Laws can be repealed. Laws can be unenforced. For example smoking weed in Colorado. A simple "the law is the law" outlook might conclude that it's illegal to sell weed in Colorado, and any bu…
none of these other details are particularly relevant to obeying the law when it is in effect.
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Will Google? "The law is the law" is a very simplistic way of looking at things. Laws can be challenged in court. Google is doing that with a Canadian law right now[1]. Laws can be found unconstitutional. Laws can be overturned. Laws can be repealed. Laws can be unenforced. For example smoking weed in Colorado. A simple "the law is the law" outlook might conclude that it's illegal to sell weed in Colorado, and any bu…
until a law is removed from the books, it remains the law. none of these other details are particularly relevant to obeying the law when it is in effect.
Apple should obey every old illogical law from 200 years ago that's never enforced, and is actually harmful if followed?
Many of the other details are relevant as well. Apple could obey the law and challenge it, like Google is doing with the Canadian law.