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But why? Why should anyone providing a service be forced to also allow others to represent that service? Shouldn't it be up to the service owner to figure out w

• bogwog 3y ago
  > But why? Why should anyone providing a service be forced to also allow others to represent that service? Shouldn't it be up to the service owner to figure out what they want to do with it? Why should service providers be forced to police CSAM and hate speech? Because it makes sense to weigh individual freedoms against the cost to society. (and keep in mind that Apple is a publicly traded company) The cost of walled gardens are that they harm consumers. Consumers need to spend more money to overcome artificial barriers designed only to increase the amount of money they spend without offering any value. Interoperability for commodity tech like this is an obvious win for the economy. > The only reasoning behind the whole iMessage thing seems to stem from a specific age band of Americans that value others based on the background color of their messages. This is a human problem, not a technology problem. If that's really what you think this is about, then you haven't been paying attention to any of the discussions on the topic. Or you're doing the thing internet people do where you're being disingenuous just to win an argument.