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Vice President Mike Pence Says Google Should Halt Dragonfly App Development (reuters.com)

On Thursday, the U.S. Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on Dragonfly, a project run by Google to build a censored search engine app for China. He said Dragonfly app would make it easier to track someone's internet searches. From a report: Pence said in a speech that business leaders are now thinking twice before entering the Chinese market "if it means turning over their intellectual property or abetting Beijing's oppression." He added, "More must follow suit. For example, Google should immediately end development of the 'Dragonfly' app that will strengthen Communist Party censorship and compromise the privacy of Chinese customers."

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  1. So let me get this straight. by jellomizer · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    A leader belonging to a political party who opposes government rules and Regulations on businesses.
    Is trying to stop a Business from making and selling a product.
    Because the customer is a country that tries to influence companies to make and not make particular products and services.

    So he is either a Hypocrite because he is pushing political pressure on a business while he stands for the idea there is too much political pressure on companies.
    Or he is a Hypocrite because he is trying to use political pressure to stop a company from doing an action managed by political pressures.

    Or is it he is just annoyed that a LiBeRaL California company is still doing business even during a trade war. Because the Chinese Government was smarter then the Trump Administration, and counteracted tarrifs only on products sold by people who would vote for them.

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  2. Re:Orange Alert! by ArylAkamov · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Be honest. No matter what he does, you'll find a way to shit on him.
    You're obsessed and can't help but inject your politics into every post, no matter how far off topic or unrelated it is.