Comment on Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate

ihavenopeopleskills@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ThankYouVeryMuch@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It absolutely is Apple's place to policy the content in their store.

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  • Eavolution@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I agree, however they also don't allow sideloading as far as I know. I think there's a distinction between policing whats on your store, and what users can install from anywhere.

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    • ThankYouVeryMuch@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I agree to a certain point, I have Linux on all my computers because of the freedom. But I have an iPhone, the only apple thing I own, and one of the main reasons is the AppStore and how restrictive it is.

      I would say that for the average end user being able to install software from anywhere is a liability and causes a lot more issues than it solves, I've seen lots of computers running like trash because the users kept just typing 'download <software> free' on google and going along with any random shady site that popped. Apple cater more to these average users than to power users, and honestly the google play store is a dumpster fire. A walled garden doesn't sound that bad when it's the wastelands outside

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    • squiblet@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I actually like that policy. In years I haven't had the desire or need to install random apps from websites, and I can't think of anything I'm missing that is excluded from the app store. People do stupid things with security when they install apps from random websites, because most users have no clue at all about privacy or what rogue apps can do. This is especially dangerous with kids and older people. Considering phones can give away location, record audio and video, banking passwords and so on, I think locking them down is fine. Regular apps are bad enough. We don't need more phone malware.

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      • jet@hackertalks.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I couldn’t use my phone at all, without side loading apps. F droid makes side loading open source apps extremely easy, most the apps I use on a daily basis are side-loaded via f droid. My browser, my password manager, my video player, my podcast player, my map system, my VPN, my secure messenger,… none of which are on the main app store.

        I’m only using this as an illustration that there is a use case for side loading your own independent ecosystem onto your phone. It gives users more choice

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• Chozo@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Then sideload the app if you want it. Nobody is obligated to host files they don't want on their servers.

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• DessertStorms@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  "I think rapists must be free to spread their hateful violent message for profit"

  You are a rape apologist and an active contributor to rape culture, scumbag.

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• breadsmasher@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  ah so you haven’t got a clue how the real world works.

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  • spitfire@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    How things are isn’t always how they should be.

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  • Zebov@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s the same as the right wing banning anything they don’t like or condone.

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    • xkforce@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Are you actually going to equate a human trafficing piece of garbage to books about LGBT issues and ann frank’s diary?

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• netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I can understand that Apple doesn’t want this garbage on their platform, but they should allow sideloading.

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  • jet@hackertalks.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    In theory next year the EU will compel them to allow side loading. I look forward to an f Droid type platform for iOS.

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    • netchami@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I know, but iOS is still garbage. (I used an iPhone for 3 Years, recently switched to GrapheneOS) iOS is essentially spyware, if you can, move away from Apple. GrapheneOS is better than iOS, Stock Android and most Android Custom ROMs. It’s probably the most private and secure mobile OS in the world. Secure enough that even Edward Snowden uses it.

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      • jet@hackertalks.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Seconding Grapheneos!

        With an f Droid on iOS, I expect to be able to show my friend’s new pipe, simplex chat, real Firefox, hell maybe even briar.

        It’ll lead to a better and more open ecosystem, even though graphene is the gold standard.

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