Come on Tim Apple. Do it. You know it’s the right thing to do
Actually, with Google recently losing in court where Apple had previously won because Google was exempting some developers from its App Store rules; Apple might be actually inclined to actually enforce its rules in X’s case lest they suffer the same fate
Tim Appleis like the only positive thing that came out of Trump’s mouth/presidency, except forvery legal, very cool
Former President Drink Bleach was a source of many quips or words, good words for those reading along at a 4th grade level…
Former President
DrinkInject BleachFTFY
He did restore faith that George W Bush decision to finish reading a children’s book when the planes were crashing into the trade centre was the best choice.
Meatball Ron is pretty funny. Normally his nicknames for people are fucking stupid.
While you may be right, it’s more likely to be the optics of being associated to this… person that will be the deciding factor.
LOL Apple doesn’t give a single shit about “the right thing to do”, all they care about is money, and Apple is happy to not whack that hornet’s nest that’s actively stuffing their pockets, meanwhile they can continue to (rightfully) blame Twitter for what happens on Twitter.
I just reported the X app in the store for hateful content.
Speaking as a former reddit mod still stoning for my sins, I can say with confidence that the answer to the question: “what would happen if a reddit mod had actual power that mattered?”
Is simply this: Elon Musk would happen.
Cue Phony Stark making his own X Phone.
Can we just fucking hold these people accountable already? Stop being afraid of taking them to task…especially when you’re one of the very few entities on the planet who have the resources to do so.
Generally the reason why it is like this is because you know others have resources to do the same to you and you don’t want to start a trend of doing that thing. Also, it’s their leverage against the people it could be used against. You’re asking an amoral group of individuals to act morally - that flies against everything they stand for.
That makes sense, sadly.
Just kill it please, People will be much better off on the Fediverse both mentally and to get away from bigots like Musk.
can still be containment zone
Did you mean “echo chamber”?
The problem with restricting the nutbags to one platform with no one calling out their bullshit, Is that they start to believe their own lies.
can still be containment zone
I thought that’s what “truth” social was
I’m not holding my breath here. People seem far too willing to put up with stuff they wouldn’t otherwise because it’s Twitter. Far too many news orgs still point people to Twitter accounts.
I’d love this. Musk doesn’t have the money to buy Apple and do to it what he did with Twitter.
With the reinstatement of Alex Jones on X this week, Elon Musk is playing with fire. Precedent suggests X is teetering on the brink of a ban for violating Malus Inc.’s App Store rules, which would be the final nail in the coffin for the platform formerly known as Twitter. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will be watching closely and hoping desperately it doesn’t come to that.
Jones reappeared on X over the weekend, brought back by Musk after polling his followers. His return comes five years after Jones’ mix of chaotic and toxic misinformation and hatred was deemed too much for Twitter and several other tech platforms. In the time since, Jones has mostly faded from the mainstream, only making the news when a judge ordered him to pay $1.5 billion to the families of children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Jones had claimed the massacre was a staged plot using actors.
Is this seriously the entire article? Wow…
Why would Tim Cook be concerned about banning Twitter?
Because of the potential fallout that would happen if they did. Apple doesn’t want to ban one of their key apps, it would be like banning Facebook. The app ecosystem is a key part of any mobile OS’ appeal, it’s exactly why the Windows Phone failed. Apple doesn’t want to lose users to Android which will have twitter even if it’s banned through side loading. It’s just too popular of an app, even if it’s a complete shit hole.
Doubtful.
Someone should make an app that post Alex Jones tweets. Nothing else either, no fancy U.I either, just text messages matching tweets from twitter. If Apple banned the app or never released it, the developer could in theory sue Apple because they aren’t doing anything to prevent it on twitter.
Such an app would violate the App Store rules:
4.2 Minimum Functionality: Your app should include features, content, and UI that elevate it beyond a repackaged website. If your app is not particularly useful, unique, or “app-like,” it doesn’t belong on the App Store.
Ok fine, adds public tracking of all Alex Jones court cases and money laundering.
