Comment on Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 year agoNo one has a right to make an app, let alone have that app published by a third company that has a responsibility to their shareholders, the public, and the government. By your definition, CSAM should be allowed on the app store until a judge orders it to be taken down… That’s not how the internet works, and you know it. The internet is about moderation–self, and imposed. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Reddit, Lemmy, and millions of others must rely on self moderation first, and then impose moderation if that fails. Then, and only then, when moderation at the app/website level fails, do these go to court to get at the root of the problem. I’m sorry that you feel moderation infringes on your right to free speech, but seriously, you have the most paper thin arguments for it.
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year ago
I must have missed a communicated, I apologize. I do not expect Apple or Google to host anybody’s app at all. They’re allowed their own opinions.
This is why I pointed out progressive web apps as an alternative to using app stores for deployment.
I agree with your position
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
PWAs are just a shell game for less than savory ideas. Can’t get your app onto a store? That can’t be your fault, it must be the store! I better push that shit myself so that I can make sure everyone gets involved in my pyramid scheme and misogyny. Again, we are into the consequences of free speech, and a PWA will do less to protect you than a store front will. To go back to the bomb analogy, if you built a batch of bombs and took the pallet to Wal-Mart and tried to get them to add you to their vendor list, they’d say “no,” obviously. So, you take the PWA approach and hock them on the street. You are still selling bombs. Just because you took a DIY approach doesn’t suddenly make it OK. Free speech is free speech until it is abused, and then you shut the fuck up and let people live their lives without trying to take advantage of them. The more options we give, the more abuse we will endure. People like Andrew Tate are a stain on society, and I’m totally fine if their right to free speech is taken away. They lost their chance. Give someone else the podium.
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year ago
And in your example I would expect the court, following due process, in an open opinion, to put restrictions on that person’s ability to sell, and market their bombs.
PWA’s have lots of advantages:
You can do app monetization without giving a cut to an app store which I believe hovers around 30%.
You can push updates at your own schedule.
You can develop once and deploy to every platform with a web browser.
You don’t have to abide by any third parties requirements, but you do have to follow the law of your local jurisdiction. As everyone does
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I wish I could breathe in that Utopian air that you seem to be huffing.
TheBat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’re the exact caricature of STEM bro lmao