Comment by alephnerd

> What is DJI

One of the largest drone manufacturers globally and backed by the Chinese government [0] and several Red Families [1]

> why is it being banned

It is very closely connected with Chinese government stakeholders, with worries around privacy and data retention [2].

There is also some lobbying by Skydio and Andruil [3][4].

They are also breaking sanctions against Russia with Russian forces using their drones [5][6] (though the Ukrainians are using them as well), as well as sanctions around Xinjiang [7].

> why should the general public care about this

They are a popular low cost drone option. It might also spark a rise in domestic drone vendors - especially in the industrial and defense space [8].

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Also, can we please have another source. DroneDJ is a DJI specific blog and as such is biased in favor of DJI.

Here's some reporting from AP - https://apnews.com/buyline-shopping/article/dji-drone-ban-in...

And the bill itself - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2864

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[0] - https://ipvm.com/reports/dji-prc

[1] - https://tracxn.com/d/companies/dji/__-YU3B-qveVWiE0QN_8HPp2m...

[2] - https://info.publicintelligence.net/ICE-DJI-China.pdf

[3] - https://www.auvsi.org/policy-proposals

[4] - https://www.auvsi.org/member-organizations-list/all

[5] - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/business/russia-china-dro...

[6] - https://djirussia.ru/

[7] - https://ipvm.com/discussions/dji-xinjiang-human-rights-abuse...

[8] - https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs