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by 01Michael10 3470 days ago
It's OK, Google would survive just fine... The real worry is the people who need secure communications and their survival.
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Yeah, Google will survive this just fine. Signal users and activists are a higher priority than the risk to Google, since the risks in UAE aren't terribly high for them.

Blocking Google would make Dubai really look like a red headed step child, since they are trying to appeal to an international audience to do business and live in their country. Porn they are able to get away with blocking, but basic tools for business is unlikely to get blocked, especially since their competitors (Yandex & Baidu) are not popular there.

Collateral damages not in ways of Internet traffic but getting "blocked" in those regions.
Yes, we know... And?