So, here's my question: if data collection by the Chinese gov is the real issue in the Tiktok / Wechat bans, why hasn't Alibaba been directly targeted? They have over a decade of data on US companies and users via Ali's B2B wholesale platform.
So, if I was worried about citizen data and a "clean" internet, my biggest concern would not be friggin' ByteDance. If this whole thing was more than a badly-researched political power play, Alibaba would be first in the crosshairs.
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To be clear, I do not support any of these bans in their current incarnation, nor would I support a similar ban of Ali. I am saying the logic does not hold up.
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But you better believe that Ali is on full alert right now, and I can only hope Trump understands that cutting off US businesses from their overseas markets and supply chains is a terrible, terrible idea.
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