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by _l4lu 1837 days ago
It doesn't just phone home to China. The company actually refuses to comply with the GPL because of "anti-China sentiment" and closed down their support forum when people got angry (https://www.reddit.com/r/RemarkableTablet/comments/hsyigm/on...)
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> because of "anti-China sentiment"

Because yet another Chinese company flagrantly flouting a licence is really going to help with that situation…

I was considering one of their devices. I am now not.

> The company actually refuses to comply with the GPL because of "anti-China sentiment"

Seems like just cause for a multinational import ban. This is flagrant law breaking and theft.