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This may be an unpopular opinion, but this is a difficult call, and we should think about both sides of Apple's decision. If the app really is being used to tar

This may be an unpopular opinion, but this is a difficult call, and we should think about both sides of Apple's decision. If the app really is being used to target, and thus endanger, certain individuals, whether or not they're law enforcement, that is problematic, and makes unclear what the right decision is. If we change the circumstances, imagine there is a new Uber-like group transportation app that helps people get around safely in the US. But it enables racist groups to systematically harm civilian groups, and is actively being used to do so. Would the US ask Apple to shut them down? Should Apple shut them down?

epaga 7y ago
You could say the same about Google Maps completely revolutionizing the burglary "industry" with its satellite imagery and escape route calculations. Or about Telegram/WhatsApp offering end-to-end encryption to child pornographers. Etc. etc. - just because an app can be used to do harm should not mean it should be pulled. I think Apple's policy until now has made sense - they've pulled apps that break local laws or that are specifically designed to endanger or harm individuals. This app does neither (unlike Quartz, by the way - once China censored them, Apple needed to comply based on their own policy).