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Multiple commenters here are asking if the towns and villages were ever included in Apple maps in the first place, and some people are saying we should obviousl

Multiple commenters here are asking if the towns and villages were ever included in Apple maps in the first place, and some people are saying we should obviously assume they were. However, a quick search reveals at least a few people claiming that Apple Maps has always been empty for Lebanon outside of major cities (and at least one commenter says they are Lebanese): https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1sjmrol/comment/oft1pjp/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1sjmrol/comment/oft1... https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1sjoxqo/comment/oftck8g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1sjoxqo/... https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1sjo66s/apple_maps_removed_all_villages_in_southern/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1sjo66s/apple_maps... https://www.reddit.com/r/lebanon/comments/1sjou17/apple_maps_situation/ https://www.reddit.com/r/lebanon/comments/1sjou17/apple_maps... I don't know how trustworthy these comments are, but I don't see anyone contradicting them. So it's definitely not clear this has anything to do with the current war.

ks2048 6mo ago
Here's a screenshot from a 2020 tweet that implies this was the case (although it is not zoomed in very far). https://x.com/hezbolsonaro/status/1310354231795171328 https://x.com/hezbolsonaro/status/1310354231795171328 Still odd because OSM has all these towns and Apple appears to be using the OSM street network, but not showing the labels
- xg15 6mo ago
  Interesting. Would be good to know if there are any other locations with the same condition.
breppp 6mo ago
Why do we need to bother with facts when we can do rage bait conspiracy theories instead?
- sunaookami 6mo ago
  This thread is bizzare, full of commenters who pretend not to understand why the OP post doesn't prove anything. It's not the first pro-Lebanon anti-Israel post either in the last few days.
  - bijowo1676 6mo ago
    people are not upset at Apple. people are upset at Israel for physically erasing entire nations: babies, children, civilians, elderly, women, infrastructure, etc. once you and all israel apologist understand the gravity of the crimes, it will be easier to understand people's reaction
    - sunaookami 6mo ago
      Ah yes the classic "look at how they murdered the children!" tactic.

ks2048 6mo ago

Here's a screenshot from a 2020 tweet that implies this was the case (although it is not zoomed in very far). https://x.com/hezbolsonaro/status/1310354231795171328 https://x.com/hezbolsonaro/status/1310354231795171328 Still odd because OSM has all these towns and Apple appears to be using the OSM street network, but not showing the labels

xg15 6mo ago
Interesting. Would be good to know if there are any other locations with the same condition.

breppp 6mo ago

Why do we need to bother with facts when we can do rage bait conspiracy theories instead?

sunaookami 6mo ago
This thread is bizzare, full of commenters who pretend not to understand why the OP post doesn't prove anything. It's not the first pro-Lebanon anti-Israel post either in the last few days.
- bijowo1676 6mo ago
  people are not upset at Apple. people are upset at Israel for physically erasing entire nations: babies, children, civilians, elderly, women, infrastructure, etc. once you and all israel apologist understand the gravity of the crimes, it will be easier to understand people's reaction
  - sunaookami 6mo ago
    Ah yes the classic "look at how they murdered the children!" tactic.