[gyoridavid]

On the same logic, youtube, facebook, google, etc. should not be owned by the parent company in other countries than the US because of the influence they have on ppls opinions (on policital elections and whatnot)

[killerstorm]

They definitely should do that if they believe that these applications are controlled by US government.

AFAIK nobody seriously believes that.

[csa]

> They definitely should do that if they believe that these applications are controlled by US government.

The goal of government entities in these types of spots is to have de facto control and/or influence without appearing to have it.

> AFAIK nobody seriously believes that.

Ummmm…

[imperio59]

You assume there is a symmetrical relationship between the US and other nations here. There is not, hasn't been since WW2.

[absolutelastone]

Especially since those ironically are among the long list of American websites banned in China for decades...

[ParetoOptimal]

Maybe we should go farther. Should Samsung divest because so many Americans have a Samsung Galaxy?

Who knows what could be on those chips.

[fennecbutt]

Pretty sure South Korea is considered an ally. That's how political relationships work.

[PunchTornado]

Amd that will be better. No massive global corporation.