Taiwan's concentration of tech manufacturing capability worries almost all stakeholders in the technology industry – if China reclaims the island, it would kick a colossal hole in global supply chains. Now the country has given Big Tech another reason to worry: transparency regulations of a kind social networks and surveillance capitalists detest.
When platforms decide to take down content, they'll need to list each instance in a public database to promote accountability and transparency of their actions.US, Europe move to secure access to Taiwanese techTaiwan's motive for the Act is a desire to create a better regulated internet and make big platform companies visibly accountable for their actions.
That matters, for the usual reasons around stopping Big Tech polluting your polity. It may also help Taiwan to defend against Chinese interference in its affairs. Taiwan's internet is open, and major social networks are accessible and popular – to citizens and those who conduct foreign influence operations.