Submission + - Tim Cook: Why I kicked Parler off Apple's App Store (cnn.com)
Charlotte Web writes: "We looked at the incitement to violence that was on there," Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Sunday...
"We don't consider that free speech and incitement to violence has an intersection..."
CNN has a detailed analysis of Apple's rationale for removing Parler: Cook disputed that it's Apple's job to host every service, regardless of its content. He noted that Apple has terms of service for the 2 million apps its hosts, and apps that refuse to play by the rules aren't allowed to access Apple's massive audience...
"We've only suspended them," Cook noted. "If they get their moderation together they would be back on there."
"We don't consider that free speech and incitement to violence has an intersection..."
CNN has a detailed analysis of Apple's rationale for removing Parler: Cook disputed that it's Apple's job to host every service, regardless of its content. He noted that Apple has terms of service for the 2 million apps its hosts, and apps that refuse to play by the rules aren't allowed to access Apple's massive audience...
"We've only suspended them," Cook noted. "If they get their moderation together they would be back on there."