Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate

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Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate::Legal firm had said Real World Portal encouraged misogyny and there was evidence to suggest it is an illegal pyramid scheme

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Dunno.. this feels like the first genuinely good news I've heard apple linked with in a long while.

How is censorship good news? Yeah this is all about Andrew Tate, but that is not the point. The point is that censorship is bad and censorship can occur on centralized app stores were it is done for "politicial" reasons.

I don't care if you think Andrew Tate is evil, it is the action of banning an app because "we do not like you". That is the problem and Apple users have no choice since they are in a walled garden.

Yo, look into the tolerance paradox and get back to me

It's funny, because not only does he really not get what a sheep he is, but I've pasted the link to it on Wikipedia to him twice already. He's really trying his hardest to stay as ignorant as possible.

Ask him his opinion of tertiary education if you want a laugh :)

I'm not the person you were replying to, but here's my take.

We don't need to tolerate intolerance, but that's different than "freedom of speech". We can still refuse to tolerate intolerance while still protecting freedom (I'm purposefully ignoring the whole "inciting violence" and "pyramid scheme" that would make this illegal, not just controversial, for the sake of this argument).

Example: on Android, you can still sideload apps at your own risk, protecting freedom, while Google can still remove it from their store, and so refusing to tolerate intolerance. (wow am I really defending Google? Well I guess at least they used not to be evil).

Apple users do have a choice. Apple isn't the only game in town. If those users disagree with Apple and want Tate shit, they can use a different platform.

So much choice! The can pick Android or .. Android. Or Android.