To get on the Apple Store you have to pay $99 a year and show some type of proof of identity. Not to mention that you have to have a Mac and know how to code.
I don’t see any similarities between what Apple does and a social media site.
Ah yes, the very properly moderated Google Play Store.
i absolutely don't want the web to end up like shitty walled gardens
Facebook isn't the web, it's already a shitty walled garden.
the problem is that any regulation that affects FB will affect the web