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Apple has been one of the most consistent companies in rolling over when the CCP whistles, and should be getting more shit for it. https://t.co/jAwmI7284J
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) October 10, 2019
Will be interesting to see Apple how discloses this in its upcoming transparency report. At its last report, Apple took down 517 apps at the request of Beijing. https://t.co/UpBX9WQnXI https://t.co/86G6zSGpOw
— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) October 9, 2019
A secure building that keeps people from leaving is a prison.
— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) October 10, 2019
Hardware-backed code signing that is used to prevent people from accessing uncensored news is DRM in the service of authoritarianism. https://t.co/VS0EAUXDSp
Apple just took the Quartz app out of the Chinese app store at the request of China, and https://t.co/M7MXa7n7AG is now blocked from mainland China. Our excellent @qz coverage of ongoing Hong Kong protests may be the reason: https://t.co/FI4pcyzARz
— John Keefe (@jkeefe) October 9, 2019
Today's reminder, when your app platform is centrally controlled and it is prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to install unapproved apps, ("just get a macbook and xcode") you are enabling censorship.https://t.co/PhrJeav7Kd
— scriptjunkie (@scriptjunkie1) October 9, 2019
Nice moral high ground you got there Apple. Be a shame if something happened to it. https://t.co/T6n0gP4beM
— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) October 10, 2019
Last week, Apple rejected a Hong Kong maps app that let protesters track police. Critics speculated Apple was trying to appease China, but lacked proof.
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) October 9, 2019
Yesterday, Apple approved the app on appeal, and Chinese state media blasted the company. So, yeah. https://t.co/ulttx6o7Je pic.twitter.com/RKVDp6Th9j
hey @Apple , just a gentle reminder that you had the courage to remove the headphone jack. https://t.co/0PVocZmC5L
— lokman tsui ? (@lokmantsui) October 10, 2019
Meanwhile, Google has suspended an Android-only app, "Revolution of Our Times," a role-playing mobile game that puts you in the shoes of a Hong Kong protester, able to buy protective gear while also facing the risk of arrest or death.@HongKongFP https://t.co/JFDH1rxoc6
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) October 10, 2019
This is an interesting test case for Apple in China. Company has cooperated in CCP censorship but recently reversed a decision to remove from its app store an app used by Hong Kong protesters. Now state media accusing Apple of complicity in crime. https://t.co/gyNoch9egi
— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) October 9, 2019
“Apple’s deep business interests in China, which include a majority of its consumer electronics supply chain, mean that in almost all cases, it abides by the country’s censorship policies and its sensitive reactions to any and all criticism of the Chinese government.” https://t.co/TYQPM66fbN
— Laurie Chen (@lauriechenwords) October 10, 2019
At this point, shouldn’t @Apple have already figured out that there is no end to the kowtowing? Show some courage and vision in your leadership, @tim_cook. https://t.co/hLJk2uDPar
— Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 (@Yaqiu) October 10, 2019
China is having an awesome couple weeks showing how they can yoink everyone around by the purse strings. https://t.co/r8NjvFXk5P
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) October 10, 2019
The same week Chinese state media skewered Apple for approving an app that helps Hong Kong protesters track police, the Chinese government appears to have gotten Apple to pull the Quartz app there.
— Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) October 9, 2019
More context: Apple pulled the @nytimes app in China in late 2016. https://t.co/V0W6F23NCT
What again, @Apple? (And yes, @qz coverage of Hong Kong protests has been great!) https://t.co/Gdyxf3zlZS
— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) October 10, 2019
Apple bans app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity, again https://t.co/AUFVw1d8A0
— TNW (@thenextweb) October 10, 2019
Apple bans app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity, again https://t.co/jBZyBvSEBU
— TNW (@thenextweb) October 10, 2019
Apple bans app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity, again https://t.co/IB8GtS5FF3
— TNW (@thenextweb) October 10, 2019
Apple bans app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity, again https://t.co/24wDpR84I5
— TNW (@thenextweb) October 11, 2019
Apple bans app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity, again https://t.co/oRqI9Cv1G4
— TNW (@thenextweb) October 10, 2019