Is it really worth it for them to be dismissed by the free-world as a totalitarian sycophant in exchange for whatever drop-in-the-bucket marketshare they get from Saudi Arabia?
What does it mean to not comply with local laws in Saudi Arabia? A ban for Snapchat in that country? BFD!
(I don't know if they actually have employees there, but in general, this is a huge risk for many international corporations.)
Doesn't sound accurate at all. Please cite or present data.
And this is only because people don't do that.
Do you know any $90Billion+ worth company that has impeccable ethics? It's the incentive structure of American capitalism.
If so, how far should it go? Should they stop serving Chinese customers because of the great firewall? How about privacy laws in EU? Many on the conservative spectrum don't hold those regulations in high regard.
Please remember companies are there to maximize shareholders' value not to fight people's ideological wars.
I should however acknowledge that social media have created a powerful tool for brand damage that gives more extreme ideologies the power to sway corporate policies.
Simply selling a product doesn't guarantee that a company will be in good standing with its customers. There are TED talks that even argue for companies to establish an identity beyond what and how they make money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYeCltXpxw