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It was never a fair expectation that Parler would be able to scale up moderation in 24 hours. So this was in effect a rigged deadline, somewhat analogous to a "Performance Improvement Plan".
What happens if someone already has the app installed? Is it removed from their device? If not will it still be able to receive updates?
Massive multinational corporations having this much power over our speech is not healthy.
If they can do this to a sitting President of the US, they can do it to every single one of us.
It was never a fair expectation that Parler would be able to scale up moderation in 24 hours. So this was in effect a rigged deadline, somewhat analogous to a "Performance Improvement Plan".
Apple asked for a plan, not for an implementation.
From Apple's letter:
> In addition [to removing the death threat examples in the letter], you must respond to this message with detailed information about how you intend to moderate and filter this content from your app, and what you will do to improve moderation and content filtering your service for this kind of objectionable content going forward.
this will further isolate the part of population which need to hear alternative viewpoints the most.
I fully support the right of companies to sell locked down hardware, we shouldn't be trying to over-regulate here. The right response to this situation is to compete with it using open hardware, which respects its users. It's insane to me that we have all tolerated companies dictating what kind of software we run on the hardware we buy from them.
It's time to fight back. Open Mobile Hardware now!
This seems very counter to the whole Net Neutrality movement. If my ISP starts blocking Tor, or charging extra to get to YouTube.
I don't use Parler, but this newfound love of censorship is going to end badly. How long until we start book burning because they promoted wrongthink?
The only way they would've made this deadline would've been to delete all of their posts. I'm not upset in the slightest about them being gone, but I can kind of see the argument about how the app store is deciding how someone uses their phones here.
It was never a fair expectation that Parler would be able to scale up moderation in 24 hours. So this was in effect a rigged deadline, somewhat analogous to a "Performance Improvement Plan".
Using a lack of moderation as your selling point and then being surprised by such a deadline when you intentionally host content that doesn't tally with the platform you're on seems short-sighted.
The intent is likely to not moderate - it'd kill the platform. It remains accessible by web. Does it need a native app?