> The argument that China's population is the probable cause here is moot. India has a similar number of people and no native social media platform of that size. Interestingly, especially when you consider its robust digital economy, India has no super successful social media platform at all.
Because China needs social media (as you said, you can't stop people from expressing themselves), and they need to control that social media. India can piggyback off the West's social media because, at the time of their introduction at least, they didn't need to censor social media posts.
> The argument that China's population is the probable cause here is moot. India has a similar number of people and no native social media platform of that size. Interestingly, especially when you consider its robust digital economy, India has no super successful social media platform at all.
Because China needs social media (as you said, you can't stop people from expressing themselves), and they need to control that social media. India can piggyback off the West's social media because, at the time of their introduction at least, they didn't need to censor social media posts.