▲ 801 ▼ Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube (www.engadget.com) submitted 2 months ago by artifex@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 337 comments fedilink hide all child comments :redstar: 1 The China-centric video sharing platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website -- with no identity verification (for now at least)
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 90 points 2 months ago (6 children) permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BilliamBoberts@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (5 children) Given how China just took all the money away from and sent to prison the CEO of evergrande, I'm starting to trust their apps more than american ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Fades@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago* The only reason that happened was because that CEO's decisions lead to massive negative results in China's real-estate sectors, which in turn cost the Chinese government a lot of money, and THAT is why that criminal actually saw consequences. Don't take that as proof that China judges everyone fairly regardless of wealth/status. As long as you keep your crimes to an extent that it doesn't cause a massive backlash on large swaths of the country, it's a different ballgame. As others have said, you'd be wise to distrust both. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago No one said you have to trust either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (1 child) Because the problems aren't with the businesses like it is in the US. They are with the government. Which can get much worse since there is no one to govern those. And in China, the government is in every app. It is by law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Upgrayedd1776@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago lol, same here permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] BilliamBoberts@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (5 children) Given how China just took all the money away from and sent to prison the CEO of evergrande, I'm starting to trust their apps more than american ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Fades@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago* The only reason that happened was because that CEO's decisions lead to massive negative results in China's real-estate sectors, which in turn cost the Chinese government a lot of money, and THAT is why that criminal actually saw consequences. Don't take that as proof that China judges everyone fairly regardless of wealth/status. As long as you keep your crimes to an extent that it doesn't cause a massive backlash on large swaths of the country, it's a different ballgame. As others have said, you'd be wise to distrust both. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago No one said you have to trust either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (1 child) Because the problems aren't with the businesses like it is in the US. They are with the government. Which can get much worse since there is no one to govern those. And in China, the government is in every app. It is by law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Upgrayedd1776@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago lol, same here permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Fades@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago* The only reason that happened was because that CEO's decisions lead to massive negative results in China's real-estate sectors, which in turn cost the Chinese government a lot of money, and THAT is why that criminal actually saw consequences. Don't take that as proof that China judges everyone fairly regardless of wealth/status. As long as you keep your crimes to an extent that it doesn't cause a massive backlash on large swaths of the country, it's a different ballgame. As others have said, you'd be wise to distrust both. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago No one said you have to trust either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (1 child) Because the problems aren't with the businesses like it is in the US. They are with the government. Which can get much worse since there is no one to govern those. And in China, the government is in every app. It is by law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Upgrayedd1776@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago lol, same here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Upgrayedd1776@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago lol, same here permalink fedilink source parent
