Kaiser Kuo via FlickrKaiser Kuo (in the Q&A Answer service Quora, here quoted in Forbes)
…a Facebook entry into China would be fraught with challenges but personally I believe that having Facebook in China, even if it were compelled to abide by China’s strict censorship requirements, would still be better than not having it here. I believe that it would be a net positive for China’s Internet users. More connectivity is better than less. I felt the same way when Google entered China and acquiesced to the demands of censors: Even though they were censored, they nevertheless helped to expand the information horizons of Chinese Internet users, and I’m very thankful that some compromise was arrived at.He admits such a move would not be without problems, in the debate that follows:
But yeah, I agree that it would be difficult. And if they did something like this it would bring down a major storm of condemnation from rights groupsCommercial
Kaiser Kuo is a speaker at the China Speakers Bureau. When you need him at your meeting or conference, do get in touch.
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