Only if other companies stop donating to the republicans. And the gun lobby and all the Other political groups out there. Why should they?
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Elon Musk Meets With Apple CEO Tim Cook Amid Claims of Twitter App Store Dispute [Updated]
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Don't pretend that removing Twitter wouldn't be a) completely unprecedented, and b) one of the largest salvos fired in the culture wars in history.
Sure, it's arguably within their right to do, but it would be absolutely bananas, and the fact they were never considering doing it in the first place is not surprising.
Because Elon Musk and Tim Cook are both incredibly experienced CEOs, one of the richest companies in the world, and the other the richest businessman in the world, and they both know the value of face to face communication.
This is how you get things done.
"...Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so."
So where did Elon 'hear' this? Couldn't he have called Tim Cook to clear this up before he went on a public rant.
So where did Elon 'hear' this? Couldn't he have called Tim Cook to clear this up before he went on a public rant.
That wasn’t Apple.
People keep saying Apple are considering banning Twitter. And then they rubbish about Apple constraining free speech etc.
That only works if Apple actually did that. Which they haven’t. It’s a fantasy propagated by people her.
At this time, I agree it is premature to remove the Twitter app. But, Musk has cut staff to the bone, and at some point, content moderation could be depleted to the point that Twitter becomes a cesspool of hate and lies. It is amazing how fast this crap can propagate and snuffs out other content. If this happens, Apple will have a decision to make, which they are well within their rights to do. Anyway, we aren't there....yet.
You do need to be accompanied by someone, but this is essentially a “public” area of the spaceship. You could be escorted by a sweeper. No status required.
" Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so."
But they should.
But they should.
I have a Tesla and I have CarPlay. Granted, it didn't come from the factory, but a clever dedicated developer created a brilliant solution.
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A few mean tweets?
Keep these hateful tweets going and I will be happy to see Twitter off the AppStore.
Look, I get it. But some people are just built different. Some people are just going to speak their mind and they don't care about respectability or fitting in or being divisive. They think speaking their mind is just more important, consequences be damned. And nothing you or I could ever do would ever shut them up.
I don't think people who are divisive in the way Elon Musk or Steve Jobs is actually a bad thing.
But the general divide in social media, media, and politics that has gotten alarmingly worse in the last 10 years is definitely a bad thing.
The way that normal people are pulled into fighting about politics constantly and having their political ideology be the only lens through which they view the world is the main problem I think. And actually, it's why I stopped using Twitter. I'm back on there now because this is all just too big and fun to watch, but I don't know how much longer I can be exposed to these culture wars constantly. It stops me from being creative.
People are always going to say mean things that you disagree with on the internet. Doesn't mean Apple should censor it for you.
What does Elon Musk hope to accomplish by pandering to right wing maga followers? Does he think it will help Tesla sell more electric vehicles and solar panels? It hasn't worked on people such as Marjorie Green, Lauren Bobert or Trump who continue to spread lies about EVs and solar energy. Does Musk think the pandering will reduce the occurrences of road ragers harassing drivers of Tesla and other EVs:
Do those anti-EV road ragers even know that Musk is the CEO of Tesla, or do they know it but perform mental gymnastics in order to simultaneously believe contradictory ideas?
Do those anti-EV road ragers even know that Musk is the CEO of Tesla, or do they know it but perform mental gymnastics in order to simultaneously believe contradictory ideas?
This really depends on what you consider to be right, far right, MAGA etc. What Elon has been saying since he bought Twitter appeals to me because free speech and censorship are really important to me.
If the democratic party was a party in my country, I wouldn't vote for them because they're too far to the right of me. So it's quite possible that there is a vast chunk of people who really are centre or centre left and also agree with what he's saying.
I don't know what painting him as far right really accomplishes.
I'm not sure I buy it. Not a word from Apple about the whole thing. Personally I think this is Musk backtracking on a dumb move with his largest advertiser.
And I don't think we'll hear a word about it from Apple in the future regarding this episode.
Anyone check the EXIF in those photos BTW? NM, they are just screen shots so could be from any time he might have been there.
And I don't think we'll hear a word about it from Apple in the future regarding this episode.
Tim Cook delicately managing a relationship with a mercurial, thin-skinned billionaire who prefers public fights and fact-free grandstanding. Sounds awfully familiar but I can’t put my finger on it.
