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The world is healing. Seriously though, I certainly don’t want my companies to have political ideologies. Follow the law, be good to customers and serve everyo

by bko 2y ago

The world is healing. Seriously though, I certainly don’t want my companies to have political ideologies. Follow the law, be good to customers and serve everyone.

programmerpass 2y ago
Agreed.
eggsandbeer 2y ago
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scarface_74 2y ago
Apple isn’t following the law right now either. They just brought TikTok back to the App Store based on Trump’s promises. But it is still breaking the law.
- neilpomerleau 2y ago
  Apple never brought it back to the App Store. TikTok has to be sideloaded in the US: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqldw5y4y0no https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqldw5y4y0no
  - gnabgib 2y ago
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/apple-to-restore-tiktok-to-us-app-store-following-justice-department-letter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/apple-to-... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/tiktok-apple-google-app-stores.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/tiktok-apple-g... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apple-google-tiktok-app-stores-rcna192154 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apple-google-tiktok-app... https://www.theverge.com/news/612768/tiktok-app-store-apple-google-us-ban https://www.theverge.com/news/612768/tiktok-app-store-apple-...
- ivewonyoung 2y ago
  I wonder of all the people who read this comment and also drove today, what percentage violated speeding laws. The TikTok law was meant to force divesture to a US company. The Supreme Court ruled on the legality of it at the very last minute, so there is broad bipartisan support for more time to find an acquirer, including Biden saying he won't enforce it on the last day in office. They know a lot of Americans depend on it for livelihood and entertainment.
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    And that was built into the law that if there was a potential buyer, it could be postponed. There is no potential buyer. > They know a lot of Americans depend on it for livelihood and entertainment. Yes because President Musk has showed real concerns about putting people out of work
wnevets 2y ago
This comment is so funny to me because obviously Apple is only returning to Twitter because of politics. Twitters owner is in the Whitehouse.
- aikinai 2y ago
  They advertised on Twitter before Musk bought it, which implies it was profitable. The platform is doing better than ever, so we can assume it’s still profitable today. The only reason they left was politics.
  - wnevets 2y ago
    > The platform is doing better than ever By which metric? Even Elon has admitted they're not making money.
    - aikinai 2y ago
      I don’t have all the metrics handy but I know traffic is constantly growing and at an all time high[0]. Revenue is down with the advertisers leaving but costs are down so much, I think it’s recently profitable or will be soon? And with advertising coming back on top of the new cost structure, it should be a cash cow. [0] https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1821581350975189151?s=46 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1821581350975189151?s=46
      - wnevets 2y ago
        >I don’t have all the metrics handy but I know traffic is constantly growing and at an all time high No that's not what Elon said and the tweet he was replying to is a nobody with zero data.
lenerdenator 2y ago
I'd say that this is pretty political[0] [0] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-antisemitic-comments-x-post-actual-truth/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-antisemitic-comments-...

by bko 2y ago

The world is healing. Seriously though, I certainly don’t want my companies to have political ideologies. Follow the law, be good to customers and serve everyone.

programmerpass 2y ago

Agreed.

eggsandbeer 2y ago

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scarface_74 2y ago

Apple isn’t following the law right now either. They just brought TikTok back to the App Store based on Trump’s promises. But it is still breaking the law.

neilpomerleau 2y ago
Apple never brought it back to the App Store. TikTok has to be sideloaded in the US: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqldw5y4y0no https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqldw5y4y0no
- gnabgib 2y ago
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/apple-to-restore-tiktok-to-us-app-store-following-justice-department-letter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/apple-to-... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/tiktok-apple-google-app-stores.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/tiktok-apple-g... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apple-google-tiktok-app-stores-rcna192154 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apple-google-tiktok-app... https://www.theverge.com/news/612768/tiktok-app-store-apple-google-us-ban https://www.theverge.com/news/612768/tiktok-app-store-apple-...
ivewonyoung 2y ago
I wonder of all the people who read this comment and also drove today, what percentage violated speeding laws. The TikTok law was meant to force divesture to a US company. The Supreme Court ruled on the legality of it at the very last minute, so there is broad bipartisan support for more time to find an acquirer, including Biden saying he won't enforce it on the last day in office. They know a lot of Americans depend on it for livelihood and entertainment.
- scarface_74 2y ago
  And that was built into the law that if there was a potential buyer, it could be postponed. There is no potential buyer. > They know a lot of Americans depend on it for livelihood and entertainment. Yes because President Musk has showed real concerns about putting people out of work

wnevets 2y ago

This comment is so funny to me because obviously Apple is only returning to Twitter because of politics. Twitters owner is in the Whitehouse.

aikinai 2y ago
They advertised on Twitter before Musk bought it, which implies it was profitable. The platform is doing better than ever, so we can assume it’s still profitable today. The only reason they left was politics.
- wnevets 2y ago
  > The platform is doing better than ever By which metric? Even Elon has admitted they're not making money.
  - aikinai 2y ago
    I don’t have all the metrics handy but I know traffic is constantly growing and at an all time high[0]. Revenue is down with the advertisers leaving but costs are down so much, I think it’s recently profitable or will be soon? And with advertising coming back on top of the new cost structure, it should be a cash cow. [0] https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1821581350975189151?s=46 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1821581350975189151?s=46
    - wnevets 2y ago
      >I don’t have all the metrics handy but I know traffic is constantly growing and at an all time high No that's not what Elon said and the tweet he was replying to is a nobody with zero data.

lenerdenator 2y ago

I'd say that this is pretty political[0] [0] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-antisemitic-comments-x-post-actual-truth/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-antisemitic-comments-...