https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21210678
So Cook means that Apple did self-censorship in favor of China at their willing? That sounds even worse.
Twitter and Facebook serve protesters very well
And right now, the right (accidentally?) won, so the left are naturally reacting to anything that might have lead to that victory: namely, social media.
Yes, it would be allowed in the US.
If it was removed for anything other normal violations of an Apps Stores TOS it would be violating several portions of the the First Amendment including freedom of speech, for the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights#F...
Yes, it's called Twitter. It's happened many times before, complete with fire and mayhem.
In the United States, protests are rarely just "the people" because the politicians are also "the people."
A subset of politicians who oversee the police are very often in the front of any protest march. In addition to community leaders, clergy, and other people the police don't want to screw with.
I know there are a few Hong Kong politicians involved in those protests, but not at the level that is typical in the United States.
In spite of the sensationalized and rare incidents that are publicized on the internet, in America politicians = people > police.
i am pretty sure the bill of rights is about what the government can’t do, and doesn’t affect private parties like apple...
and I am still upset about it.
My line of thought has not changed in 10 years : having one company gatekeeping what apps can be installed on a smart device you own is an aberration that will only lead to more situations like these.
This. Effing Apple.
Love their products but next time I'll at least try to reconsider.
It's said Pablo Escobar didn't need to arrange those escapes from prison: he didn't have to ask. It was done for him because he would be grateful to his benefactors.
Accomadating, implicitly or explicitly, the Chinese government is not respecting or listening to a market because the Chinese government is not a market. This is a different kind of relationship to "people who buy iPhones" or "Canadians".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_consumer_mar...
They already'captured' so much of the us market that catering to it has sever denimishing returns. Most people already in the ecosystem will keep buying it no matter what Apple does.
I'm China, they stand to gain a lot of new customers by catering to their wishes (or more specifically the wishes of their government)
Good luck sourcing chips for future military systems.
There's still comparatively little high-tech silicon fabrication in mainland China.
Apple and the Americans that work for it would be so much richer if the majority of its revenue (international vs US) just disappeared.
We don't have to treat them as a force of nature.
any petty despot enjoys the same level of power
The companies in question had a massive technological and force advantage over the local populace with free reign when it came to managing dissent with force. Their only political concerns were back in Europe.
Some argue that some live in borderline corporatocracies now, but the 17th century was a completely different ball game.
In the past, you would get parts of a movie, titles, jokes or whatever censored in some part of the world, and not elsewhere.
Now to avoid upsetting the CCP companies decide to not use potentially offensive content all over the world.
It's terrifying.