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It's been known for years that Apple is actively against freedom of speech when it comes to its marketplace. Why would you expect it to make an exception for Ch

• JustSomeNobody 9y ago
  Freedom of speech only applies to the government. Apple can keep whatever they want out of their store.
  • briandear 9y ago
    Why is this downvoted? It’s a factual statement. Freedoms of speech (in the U.S.) is that Congress shall make no law.. A radio station that refuses to play my song or let me talk isn’t violating my freedom of speech. Facebook censoring “hate speech” is not violating freedom of speech. Hate speech is protected speech under the U.S. constitution. (Before anyone brings up Schenck v. United States, that case ruled that speech that present imminent danger (yelling fire in a crowded theater) was not protected, but hate speech doesn’t generally reach a level of immediate danger. So if we are to criticize Apple for curating their store, we must criticize Facebook for curating their platform. We must also crisis Google for their curation of advertising content as well. Because unless hate speech says “kill <some group> today at 5pm at the local market,” it’s broadly protected under the U.S. constitution. What that means that practically every single company in the U.S. is guilty of “violating free speech” – IF they were the government, but they are not and thus aren’t violating anyone’s right to free speech.
    • glomph 9y ago
      Because no one was talking about the United States or the Constitution. Freedom of speech is a broader concept than just what is set out in US law. In fact the conversation was quite specifically not about the US and not about that formulation of freedom of speech.
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• flamedoge 9y ago
  Apple probably has more incentive to hold onto that fat margin China provides with their labor -- don't want to anger the Chinese gov't.