Comment on Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to “objectionable content.”

Mwa@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  not probably; the doj forced apple to remove it and apple caved: https://www.404media.co/iceblock-owner-after-apple-removes-app-we-are-determined-to-fight-this/

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  • Mwa@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    ofc

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  • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I keep seeing things about how x, y or z company “caved” to government pressure, as if companies have ever made value judgements in the modern era. What this decision would have come down to, the only thing it could legally come down to, is shareholder value. Considering Apple secured a reprieve on tariffs, it’s absolutely within reason that Trump and/or his administration threatened them with cancelling said reprieve. At that point, the decision would be based off the loss of sales for taking it down, against the loss of sales of devices due to tariff price increases.

    Apple has a fiduciary duty to their shareholders first and foremost. There is nothing stopping this batshit insane administration from enacting tariffs, and then using the SEC and DOJ to investigate and bring charges that they aren’t upholding their responsibilities to their investors.

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    • cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      apple could easily move all manufacturing and operations to canada and demolish the us economy…

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      • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Ahahahahahahahahahahahaaa, oh wait, you’re serious? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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• bigfondue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They probably just hinted. These companies are eager to please Trump. Remember the trophy Tim Apple gave Trump? Capitalists love fascism.

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  • Mwa@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    oh yeah,makes sense tho

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    not even a solid gold base, a cheap gold base, with a “glass sculpture”

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• DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  No, they don’t have to. The corporations are the ones who want to control everyone. The U.S government is just a tool for them. The politicians are basically just actors at this point.

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  • Pieplup@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s a bit more complicated than that and trump also isn’t as easy to control cause he is a member of the billionare class. It’s why there was that movement to try and replace trump with DeSantis. There’s also multiple factions. of billionaires as well. Some of them are idealogical fascists. Some only care about money. Some are technofeudalists. Corporations or more accuratlely Capitalists control the government yes. But the billionare class isn’t a monolith. There’s also a cost benefit analysis. Morals aside there is little benefit for apple to oppose trump unless they think opposing trump will significantly impact their sales. Which reasonably don’t think will be the case. especially if the competitor is also playing ball.

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• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They also caved into PRC government and they removed the apps that reported on HK police activity and added restrictions for airdrop to make information sharing harder.

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• abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  no shit

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