What leverage does China have here to enforce this? Meta doesn't do business in China. Can't they just give them the middle finger?

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ls612 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

“Wouldn’t it be a shame if your family’s organs were harvested?”

That is the leverage that China has.

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umeshunni 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Meta absolutely does business in China. e.g. https://www.metacareers.com/v2/locations/shenzhen/?p[offices...

https://www.metacareers.com/v2/locations/shanghai/?p[offices...

https://www.metacareers.com/v2/locations/hongkong/?p[offices...

I also assume, like most advertising platforms, they cater heavily to the China export market.

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dublinstats 6 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't think their social networks are allowed in China.

From your link it looks like they might do R&D for Oculus in China (but may not even be able to sell it there due to the data-collection tie in required).

Not sure what you mean by catering to the export market. b2b sales would be just as restricted as sales to consumers.

	▲	umeshunni 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> b2b sales would be just as restricted as sales to consumers. They're not. A significant part of ad spend by the likes of Temu, AliExpress, Shein and other Chinese exporters are on Meta's platforms: e.g. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/31/metas-continued-rally-could-...