Scary cave-in by Apple and Google

[empedocles]

Apple and Google cave to Putin’s censors, block Navalny ... [app to identify anti putin opponents for Russian voters]
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/apple...

2 days ago · Tech companies obey the Kremlin — Apple and Google cave to Putin’s censors, block Navalny app as election begins Navalny app designed to boost opposition candidates deemed "illegal in Russia."

Missing: big techMust include: big tech

['the merchant has no country' - Thos. Jefferson

[DanieRains]

1. Money Talks Democracy Walks

Everywhere it seems.

And to think both of those companies have more overall power than Putin.

I wonder what he has on them....

[kimbutgar]

3. It all about these companies stock prices and bowing to big fund managers

I used to work in Wall Street in the 90’s when the internet was getting started. The company I worked for did IPOS and we handled the stock trading when a company went public. One guy I met was a major liberal who said he wanted to “make a difference” , years later I saw he was now conservative and it was all about the stock price which his compensation was based on stock price.

The greed has corrupted so many of these jerks.

[empedocles]

4. The size and power of Apple/Google make this a macro issue with international

hostile implications for our U.S. domestic well-being/security