Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store

Parler, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook were definitely used to storm Congress. Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook also were definitely used to burn down parts of Minneapolis, Chicago, and LA.

Massive Big Tech conglomerates must be busted through antitrust enforcement and Section 230 must be updated to ban predatory algorithms which have inflamed 7 years of sectarian chaos.

It's not a free speech issue: It's about Too Big To Fail.

Re: Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store

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Post by randomfool » Fri, Jan 08, 2021, 11:04 PM UTC

Kudos to Apple for taking action:

https://www.inputmag.com/culture/exclusive-email-from-apple-...

Re: Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store

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Post by mmastrac » Fri, Jan 08, 2021, 11:07 PM UTC

Thank fucking god. These tech companies were complicit in an incompetent but serious insurrection attempt. Better late than never, but they must have known things were going to get bad.

The right and the associated white supremists have far too much freedom to spread disinformation, racism and hatred.

I'm sure we'll see free speech absolutists in arms about this, but today is a good day for democracy.

Re: Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store

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Post by soupson » Fri, Jan 08, 2021, 11:08 PM UTC

skarz wrote: post #5

“Just create your own twitter” they say when you complain about censorship

Mastodon exists.

Re: Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store

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Post by thepangolino » Fri, Jan 08, 2021, 11:08 PM UTC

grillvogel wrote: post #3

hardcore leftists weren't using twitter and other platforms to incite violence?

Always have been. Still are.