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After Apple dumped Parler from the App Store, A piece of fake news was immediately circulating telling people to "turn off auto-update" on their phones to "prev

After Apple dumped Parler from the App Store, A piece of fake news was immediately circulating telling people to "turn off auto-update" on their phones to "prevent apple from removing Parler". After Apple fell for the fake news that the attacks were planned on Parler (they were planned on Facebook), their predictable reaction seems to have played right into the hands of attackers. Fascinating game of chess, but unfortunately normal people are on the losing end. A bunch of exploited devices in the wild is good for exactly nobody, no matter your political opinion.

Wowfunhappy 6y ago
My take is that users are coming to view upgrades as dangerous because tech companies have made them stupidly dangerous. Upgrades should never be irreversible. If something breaks, or a feature you rely on is removed, you should be able to downgrade—preferably to a snapshot which was automatically created for precisely this circumstance.
- universenz 6y ago
  Indeed. In particular is when an update is released for an app on the App Store where the developer removes or moves features to subscription or 'in app purchase'. "Free to Fee". If this isn't mentioned in the update notes, and you update, there is no way to go back to the functionality you were 'happy with' at "Free". Given most users exchanged their privacy for "free", and typically that exchange is irreversible once completed, the option to revert to a previous version should be made available.
weswpg 6y ago
Here is an extensive list of videos being posted by Parler users during the riot: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/ https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/ Apple isn't going to stop enforcing their content policies just because someone chooses to lie about auto-update. Parler absolutely did play a role here due to their repeated and documented refusals to abide by terms and conditions and Apple isn't to blame for rumours that bad actors choose to spread. You're suggesting that they should refrain from regulating one bad actor which they do control because they would then somehow be responsible for the actions of bad actors which they do not control.

Wowfunhappy 6y ago

My take is that users are coming to view upgrades as dangerous because tech companies have made them stupidly dangerous. Upgrades should never be irreversible. If something breaks, or a feature you rely on is removed, you should be able to downgrade—preferably to a snapshot which was automatically created for precisely this circumstance.

universenz 6y ago
Indeed. In particular is when an update is released for an app on the App Store where the developer removes or moves features to subscription or 'in app purchase'. "Free to Fee". If this isn't mentioned in the update notes, and you update, there is no way to go back to the functionality you were 'happy with' at "Free". Given most users exchanged their privacy for "free", and typically that exchange is irreversible once completed, the option to revert to a previous version should be made available.

weswpg 6y ago

Here is an extensive list of videos being posted by Parler users during the riot: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/ https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/ Apple isn't going to stop enforcing their content policies just because someone chooses to lie about auto-update. Parler absolutely did play a role here due to their repeated and documented refusals to abide by terms and conditions and Apple isn't to blame for rumours that bad actors choose to spread. You're suggesting that they should refrain from regulating one bad actor which they do control because they would then somehow be responsible for the actions of bad actors which they do not control.