Here’s the reality: Taiwan issued a targeted, one-year block on one Chinese-owned app after it was linked to over 1,700 fraud cases, millions in losses for Taiwanese users, and complete non-cooperation with local police.
The platform ignored repeated requests for a local legal representative, data sharing, and basic compliance — creating a lawless zone for scammers targeting its 3+ million users on the island.
Contrast that with the mainland: They maintain a sweeping firewall that blocks Google, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and countless Western platforms as standard policy — all ‘according to their laws,’ with no appeals or due process.
Taiwan enforces its rules transparently to protect citizens from real harm.
Democracies have the right and duty to hold foreign platforms accountable. Blanket censorship isn’t ‘rule of law.’ It’s control.