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Comment on Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to “objectionable content.”
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 months agonot 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/
Mwa@thelemmy.club 5 months ago
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months 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.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
apple could easily move all manufacturing and operations to canada and demolish the us economy…
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Ahahahahahahahahahahahaaa, oh wait, you’re serious? 🤣🤣🤣🤣