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Shutterstock's founder and CEO Jon Oringer replied to the petition several days later; those hoping for a change of heart were to be disappointed. Shutterstock's pro-censorship compromise with the Chinese government was justified, Oringer argued, because to refuse to do business in China rather than help the country's government expand its information control scheme would be the real act of craven corporate turpitude: "Do we make the majority of our content available to China's 1.3 billion citizens or do we take away their ability to access it entirely? We ultimately believe, consistent with our brand promise, it is more valuable for storytellers to have access to our collection to creatively and impactfully tell their stories." Shutterstock with a bespoke censorship feature was "more empowering" and "will better serve the people of China than the alternative," Oringer continued.
