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Apple couldn’t do a thing about a hypothetical iceblock.com

• gumby271 11mo ago
  At least on iOS, Apple controls the singular web browser implementation. If they wanted to, they definitely could do a thing about any site. The same arguments for policing their App Store would apply to the open internet too, it's scary and dangerous!
• bigyabai 11mo ago
  Sure they can. Mobile users have no path of recourse if Apple updates WebKit to break or blacklist the site. There is no working alternative on iPhone or iPad. Maybe the people advocating for browser diversity on iOS were onto something...
  • erikpukinskis 11mo ago
    Yes, no recourse. But there are still legal consequences. If Apple blocks certain web content they have a harder time arguing that they are not responsible for blocking other we content: copyrighted material, etc. They don’t want that cost/responsibility.