Apple should watch its step. Regulators around the world are looking for every excuse possible to break apart the app store walled garden. ... I supported Apple previously on this issue but now, f-- them! Break it apart.
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Elon Musk Claims Apple Has 'Mostly Stopped' Offering Ads on Twitter and Is Making Moderation Demands
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Do you mean like Musk is doing ...
100% agree with you. And lets not forget that Apple makes its iphones in countries with a lot of human rights issue as well. Or their prolific attempts to prevent unionization of their store employees.
It is a simplistic thing; if companies and people, for that matter, don't like something, they are not going to support it.
I was initially hopeful for positive changes in Twitter, but so far Musk has only done harm.
I always thought Elon would turn into a Howard Hughes type as he got older. It seems to be happening much faster.
I always thought Elon would turn into a Howard Hughes type as he got older. It seems to be happening much faster.
Good, if you post non factual information or BS,
like the fixed election or global warming is fiction,
The post should be removed, it should be replaced with the fact and your account banned!
Bravo Apple!
like the fixed election or global warming is fiction,
The post should be removed, it should be replaced with the fact and your account banned!
Bravo Apple!
Elon Musk is closer to being a centrist than anything else, I still am trying to contain the laughter from people calling him far right in this thread. And me being downvoted into oblivion for questioning how he is far right.
I don‘t understand your post. I certainly don't expect companies to ignore the laws of foreign countries they do business in.
The issue here is Apple using its money to control speech and thought in the United States, the country it is based in.
I get that they don't have to support it. So pull your ads for it and delete your account. But they are saying "since we don't support it, we aren't going to let anyone use it." Seems a little off to me.
Is this 'headline' true:
"How Tim Cook agreed to hand over the data of all Chinese Apple users to the Communist government and allow it's servers to be run by state officials in return for being able to do business with Beijing"
Maybe this has something to do with it all.
"How Tim Cook agreed to hand over the data of all Chinese Apple users to the Communist government and allow it's servers to be run by state officials in return for being able to do business with Beijing"
Maybe this has something to do with it all.
it really is what they think is right. It's so sad.
Apple had no problem with child porn on Twitter but now they have a problem.
I sometimes wonder how you come up with this stuff. How is advertising a waste of money exactly?
And that is exactly what the mainstream media wants you to believe. Twitter was supposed to be a smoldering heap of ashes right now, but they’re still up and running.
The COVID-19 debacle of the last 2-3 years should have made crystal clear to all that mainstream media (MSM) is 90%+ propaganda and partial truths. The perceived trustworthiness of news platforms (of any political slant) is at an all-time low and an increasing number of people intuitively understand that the words, images, and videos they are presented are not for communicating information but rather to elicit an emotional response. There is a constant psychological experiment running on the citizens of the United States (and the world at large) which seeks to create division and turmoil, enabling political players to further cement their positions of authority simply because the general populace is distracted.
Your “*******” neighbor and “MAGA republican” uncle are not your enemies, nor were they ever. You are being tricked into viewing your fellow citizens as inhuman, uneducated, ignorant, or even immoral. Now more than ever is the time that you need to “be the bigger person”, reintroduce yourself with a handshake and smile, and realize that we are all navigating this strange situation together.
Twitter was a key player in censorship and “fact checking” over the past 3 years. And, whether you want to admit it or not, and whether you agreed with their policies or hated them, Twitter was doing this almost unilaterally in favor of one particular opinion. That same moderation and messaging was also widely shared amongst MSM companies which further increased the influence and power of all parties involved.
Now that Twitter is being operated by someone who doesn’t share the same beliefs, Twitter immediately puts itself at odds with all the MSM players who piggybacked on its services to broadcast their propaganda.
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Musk preemptively calling out Apple is an interesting move - it signals that Apple is contemplating doing to Twitter what it did to Parler. Unfortunately for Apple, Twitter is exceptionally larger than Parler and has years of established presence on the internet (and AppStore). Any attempt to restrict access to the Twitter app will result in a lawsuit (with Twitter having far-deeper pockets than Parler), and the bigger risk is that it spirals out of control into an antitrust or commerce suit. My take: if Apple tries to die on this hill (block Twitter), they will have their closed ecosystem ripped from their hands.
The man literally urged people to vote Republican. He’s “centrist” in the sense that Republicans insist they are “centrist” and Democrats are just “far left”. IE right-wing political propaganda.
No, we all know what "freedom of speech" means. Look at all the laws we have that penalize lying and misinformation and hate. "Free speech" is a human construct; society made it.
How dare he have a political preference different to yours! What a madman!
What's changed as far as this issue? App Store rules have always required moderation of user-generated content.
App Review Guidelines - Apple Developer
The App Review Guidelines provide guidance and examples across a range of development topics, including user interface design, functionality, content, and the use of specific technologies. These guidelines are designed to help you prepare your apps for the approval process.
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It's a waste of money only on Twitter because there is just too much negativity on Twitter. I was only referring to Twitter specifically.