Technology platform and international relations
Rachel June
Published in Short. Sweet. Valuable. • 3 min read • 1 day ago
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The Plot Unfolds
A line, which is used by about 70% of Japan’s population, has been entangled in a struggle for ownership. It is split right down the middle between SoftBank of Japan and Naver of South Korea. But following major leakages of data, there is mounting pressure on Line to “review” its relationship with Naver coming from the Japanese government. So it is somewhat polite way of saying ‘kick the Koreans out,’ isn’t it?
South Korea Is Not Going to Take This Lying Down
As could be guessed from this South Korea is not happy at all. These people are crying foul claiming that their technology companies have been discriminated against. Watching two brothers and sister fight over who will play with one toy that they both feel is awesome.
TikTok Déjà Vu?
This sounds like déjà vu if you have recently witnessed the TikTok US drama unfold as well. Everything boils down to who owns our data whether foreign control over popular apps poses national security risk to us or not. Big tech meets big politics!
