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I am part of a generation that was raised being told: if you don’t like it, and it feels like your vote doesn’t count, well, you can vote with your wallet! And

• Grustaf 6y ago
  No it’s not. It’s not consumers abandoning Twitter because Trump is there that caused Twitter to ban him. And it’s not because people boycotted iPhones that Apple booted Parler. In most cases it’s the exact opposite. They ban people and things that are incredibly popular on their platforms.
  • baumandm 6y ago
    It's just a second order effect. Apple booted Parler to preemptively avoid the risk of consumers abandoning their platform. Apple's walled garden and strict enforcement of their App Store policies are regularly championed in other threads, demonstrating Apple's strong commitment to both privacy and user experience. Was it the right decision? Would leaving Parler on the App Store have affected their bottom line? Who knows. But you could have asked the same questions when they blocked Xbox Game Pass from the iPhone, which was certainly not politically motivated.
    • Grustaf 6y ago
      You don’t really believe that is why they did that, do you?