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> If the argument is that Google and Apple shouldn't be able to ban any apps on their respective stores, it would require enacting a law to force that upon the
by core-questions 6y ago
> If the argument is that Google and Apple shouldn't be able to ban any apps on their respective stores, it would require enacting a law to force that upon them.
It doesn't have to be as black and white as that. The law could restrict their moderating powers to only removing malicious apps (defined by a reasonable heuristic); much as you may dislike the content, most badthink social networks are not also hacking your phone at the same time.
- darkwizard42 6y agoIn the same way a grocery store isn't required by law to carry your home goods/food product, a law that requires Google and Apple to host ANY app would be incredibly short-sighted.
- core-questions 6y agoYeah, fair to some extent, perhaps the requirement needs to be for people who purchase devices to have the right to install software on them. Then you can just use an alternate app store / sideload / whatever and Google et al can still curate to their hearts' content.
- dmode 6y agoHow will you define that heuristic? In some sense that’s what they did. Having clean heuristic in a complicated world is impossible. For example, are Kashmiri separatists terrorists or freedom fighters ?
- core-questions 6y ago> are Kashmiri separatists terrorists or freedom fighters Ultimately, I don't care; I support their right to free speech as much as I support anyone else's. It's for the law enforcement that has jurisdiction over them to decide what they want to do with what is posted.