[starspangled]

> Looks like this was the real reason Facebook could not comply with China's data sovereignty laws and had to abandon the market.

How so?

> The fact Apple and Microsoft services both work in China shows they are a little more trustworthy.

Absolutely not. Companies apply different policies in different countries they operate in. This tells you nothing more than those companies came to a mutually beneficial agreement with the Chinese Communist Party.

[b112]

Indeed. Even McDonalds has different menus, local workers, local employee standards, and even how their business signage looks, depending upon country/location.