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"only on apple devices" well no shit, they can't tell you what to do on Android devices. I suppose the point is that only apple asked them to do thos and not go
by unethical_ban 4y ago
"only on apple devices" well no shit, they can't tell you what to do on Android devices. I suppose the point is that only apple asked them to do thos and not google, but it's a weird way to say it.
As another commenter mentioned, I'd be interested in the 20 terms that were banned. Surely they can post them on free speech bastion twitter for the world to judge?
Re: pepe, that is pretty pathetic on apple's part. I think moderating such indirect symbols of foolishness and trolling only gives it power.
- perryizgr8 4y ago> can't tell you what to do on Android devices I don't see why not. They will start doing that too. "We are blocking your app because it violates our content guidelines." What will an app dev do about it lol?
- fwn 4y agoWhile restrictions exist in both stores, it's (currently) far less important to appear on the Google Play Store. There are apps violating Google's content guidelines that you can usually just sideload. Those often even bring their own update mechanism. ...if you don't like that, there's full alternative stores as well. Apple App Store restrictions are exceptionally bad because it's the only way to get the app on the phone. The gatekeeping makes denying an app access to the store much more consequential.
- perryizgr8 4y agoI meant that Apple can start requiring absolutely anything as a condition of being allowed on the app store. They can totally say "your app promotes hate speech, even if on other platforms, and so we are banning you from app store". They will just put an appropriate clause in their rules, if it doesn't exist already. That's it, you're breaking their rules.