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Twitter's removal of block function appears to violate both Apple and Google's app store policies
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this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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Its use of a single letter app name did, too, and we see how quickly they bent the rules to accommodate the name change.
Both Apple and Google benefit from Twitter "nazifying" their users so they vote Repug and pay zero taxes. They'll never do shit.
Bing bing bing...
We've got a winner!
Wait, bing is Nazi too?!?
Does Microsoft like taxes?
Yeah, they support taxes. They just only support other people/organizations/companies paying them, not Microsoft.
They’re big about taxes. They love tax dollars when they’re broke, but they don’t exactly…”pay” their “taxes.”
Oh there will be a meeting where they weigh PR vs propaganda costs. If Twitter becomes Truth Social 2.0 it fails. You gotta keep the libs/lefties in it in order to redpill em.
Chances are they'll just have another Pride Week to cover it.
Exactly my thoughts, the rules are bullshit if they are not equal for everybody.
like a two tier justice system? but that would be unfair!
The single letter name exception is basically everything you need to know. It's all bullshit.
I can see making an exception for a single letter name but block is an essential feature of any social network not having it could leave you open to a lawsuit and possibly charges from a stalking murder case
Yeah, hopefully. Musk loves pushing boundaries. Eventually you wonder if he pushes too far. As other comments here suggest, though, the one thing he really highlights is the arbitrary nature and general inconsistency of these boundaries. The rules may be written down, but they don't apply equally. It's helpful to be reminded of that sometimes.