[wbl]

Lootboxes are one thing. But I doubt an aircraft simulator with a Taiwan Straits scenario would be massively published, or a Wolfenstein set in a Xinjiang reeducation camp.

Would Amazon stop selling 1984 if China asked it to? Hopefully not.

[luckylion]

Amazon will not only stop stelling 1984, they will even remote-wipe 1984 from their customer's devices, all you need is a copyright claim.

Jokes aside, I believe they would if China was a large enough market for them. They are complying with local laws, and often that means pulling a product world wide, because they don't want to go through the trouble of making sure it's only unavailable in the US. Since Amazon has never managed to gain traction in China, they likely don't care too much about China's wishes.

[netule]

This exact scenario actually happened in 2009: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18am...

Irony of ironies.

[wbl]

I think GP knew that.

[mypalmike]

Companies either abide by the laws of the countries they operate in or they risk being shut down. Most countries have appeal processes for these kinds of things, but just neglecting to follow a legal order is not something that works for multinationals.

Edit: a word