A straw man to your straw man would suggest that Apple shouldn't even sell technology to such people or should at least just brick the phone of anyone responsib

A straw man to your straw man would suggest that Apple shouldn't even sell technology to such people or should at least just brick the phone of anyone responsible for thoughtcrime. There's a world of difference between exploring the world of information and genocide. When entities like Apple start doing things like this is it pouring gasoline on conspiracy theory fires, and one can argue makes things worse. It's also a classic case of the Streisand Effect.