[namelessoracle]

When corporate and government power are tied at the hip the distinction is meaningless. Its been meaningless for a long time. Look up Banana Republic as a term.

Think of it this way. If AliBaba does something you know China the government is connected. Same goes true for Zoom.

America is no better. (as the Banana Republic example shows) The head of Apple can call the Speaker of the House directly on the phone whenever he wants and that person will answer. I can guarantee you that the same is true of Google. I am also sure if Jack Dorsey wanted to talk to someone with decision making power in the Whitehouse it could happen within the day. (probably slower than Google or Apple though)

[kube-system]

Corporate powers in the US have a relatively quite strong ability to push back on government requests compared to most other jurisdictions.