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Let the record show that Facebook reluctantly cooperated with the government because they had to. Just like they reluctantly implemented better network security measures after shit happened because Zuck and Sandberg saw that as an inconvenience. They wanted to innovate their product and by that I mean make money, fucking greedy bastards.
The book An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination by Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang has all the juicy details.
Yes I know they didn't do it enthusiastically but that's what happens when you're under the government. Bytedance has no obligation to do the same.