Takeaway for other orgs: engage with external experts, communities, & activists BEFORE announcing potentially controversial features. You need to be able to cite those discussions upfront.

The ability to identify what might be considered controversial is a performance metric. https://t.co/OLl8Ca0rCq

— Melanie Ensign (@iMeluny) September 3, 2021

My suggestions to Apple: (1) talk to the technical and policy communities before you do whatever you’re going to do. Talk to the general public as well. This isn’t a fancy new Touchbar: it’s a privacy compromise that affects 1bn users. 1/

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) September 3, 2021

Too early to say Apple is backing down from its plan to open a content-scanning backdoor into iPhones, starting with photos, but postponing the move is progress. So is the company's statement that it'll more seriously discuss this more widely. https://t.co/VMRtKQecJ4

— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) September 3, 2021

Apple’s delaying the rollout of CSAM detection after pushback from privacy and security groups pic.twitter.com/Blu846AI42

— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) September 3, 2021

Apple decided not to roll out client-side scanning, for now. Activism works, guys. Great work everyone who helped to get our concerns heard.https://t.co/Gw7rrHV1CH

— banteg (@bantg) September 3, 2021

This ENTIRE WEEK has been about Apple backing down on its policies in small ways and, now, a big way: https://t.co/PxMPWP2y7v

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) September 3, 2021

Apple is delaying its photo scanning features after the backlash. Amazing how secrecy and hubris turned what could have been a major win - encrypted iCloud - into a communications disaster https://t.co/aK2eGEQNAm

— nilay patel (@reckless) September 3, 2021

OK, this might have to be my move from now on. ??? https://t.co/w8HLqdVkzt

— Daisuke Wakabayashi (@daiwaka) September 3, 2021

Petition to make this standard journalistic practice, particularly when dealing with Amazon.

Own the things you say; if you wouldn’t sign it, why are you saying it? https://t.co/i7fz8oYrmV

— Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig) September 3, 2021

good. I hope Apple takes all of the concerns into consideration here https://t.co/X80t3HJOd4

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) September 3, 2021

Think about it: we are days away from a new iPhone event invite and the discussion is about

✅ Anti-steering provisions
✅ Shifty PR tactics
✅ dodgy definitions like “reader app”
✅ CSAM

I mean that’s one way of clearing the decks I guess but WHEW

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) September 3, 2021

For some reason, nobody at Apple wanted to link their name with the photo-scanning system. Interesting. https://t.co/Z8aWSto60P

— Lukasz Olejnik (@lukOlejnik) September 3, 2021

Apple is taking “additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements” before releasing their previously announced Child Safety Features.

Full statement, full text in ALT: pic.twitter.com/1UNVgtwyeV

— Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) September 3, 2021

Love to see more news outlets demanding on the record statements and names from corporate spokespeople!

(This has been our policy @themarkup all along - but for a long time, we felt like we were swimming upstream https://t.co/DK2TrQK77S) https://t.co/HWQ2J2y24E

— Julia Angwin (@JuliaAngwin) September 3, 2021

Remember all the tweets about @Apple's insane #spyPhone proposal? Don't ever let anyone tell you that there's nothing you can do when a company announces a plan to screw you.

This is a HUGE victory, but remember: this thing isn't dead yet. Be ready to fight if it comes back. https://t.co/MMBYwiw1Vi

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 3, 2021

(2) Be clear about why you’re scanning and what you’re scanning. Going from scanning nothing (but email attachments) to scanning everyone’s private photo library was an enormous delta. You need to justify escalations like this.

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) September 3, 2021

UK childrens charity NSPCC says Apple's delay is "incredibly disappointing". So Apple has now managed to anger both sides of the privacy/protection debate. https://t.co/6zSljK3EuS

— Tim Bradshaw (@tim) September 3, 2021

Unnamed sources play an important role in journalism. But the practice is deeply abused. Hooray to @washingtonpost for starting to reset boundaries. https://t.co/RYlVqmeQKX

— Christopher Maag (@Chris_Maag) September 3, 2021

??? https://t.co/LG19gBCVU9 pic.twitter.com/8b8ovysS0f

— Cristiano Lima (@viaCristiano) September 3, 2021

Apple is right to hit the pause button instead of rushing ahead given all the serious privacy & civil liberties concerns. https://t.co/vmKwblaqge

— ACLU (@ACLU) September 3, 2021

reason #429 for adopting the US convention of naming spokespeople: it actually makes them do their jobs https://t.co/HLMZh6dxpG

— Jon Brady (@jonbradyphoto) September 3, 2021

Apple hits pause on move to scan user devices for images of child sexual abuse. From the company: ⁦@CNBCTechCheck⁩ $AAPL pic.twitter.com/XNRfvU4y7L

— Jon Fortt (@jonfortt) September 3, 2021

A success for civil liberties groups' advocacy. It's great that Apple plans to engage with independent privacy and security experts before announcing their genius plans. They should start with end to end encryption for iCloud backups. https://t.co/wMDkphPyEM

— screeching minority (@granick) September 3, 2021

Just in from Apple on the CSAM tools. The company is taking “additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features.” pic.twitter.com/rfjbMcS5XM

— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) September 3, 2021

For decades if not centuries "think of the children" has been the go-to justification for tyrants interested in control, not safety. It feels like the tides are starting to turn as people wise up to the fact that surveillance makes kids less safe, not more https://t.co/ks0w2MgCjx

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 3, 2021

The sass of naming him in this sentence, lmao

— sam (@trotskyplug) September 3, 2021

Story on Apple child abuse photo library and Messages feature delay https://t.co/tga04mVW6T https://t.co/udc3KT9miD

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) September 3, 2021

Apple is "delaying" the release of its NeuralHash technology. https://t.co/oBkqSKruXW However, the company is saying that it will be tinkering with (not cancelling) the program. roohttps://jonathanturley.org/2021/08/13/the-shadow-state-neuralhash-and-apples-post-privacy-world/

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) September 3, 2021

Organizing works. Apple's dangerous photo & message scanning proposal has been condemned by security experts, civil rights groups, LGBTQ orgs, international human rights advocates and thousands of people from across the political spectrum. Don't let up now https://t.co/o6fophdUX2

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 3, 2021

Breaking: Apple has delayed rolling out its CSAM detection technology in iOS 15, citing feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers and others — which has been largely negative since the technology was announced in August.https://t.co/q1woBhvHuM

— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) September 3, 2021

Almost exactly one month after the initial announcement… https://t.co/s97SH9x4qQ

— Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller) September 3, 2021

I'm happy to see this catch on. Company spokespeople are still surprised to hear this is @themarkup's policy.

cf @JuliaAngwin https://t.co/HzH8gZ4vOD

and @bcmerchant https://t.co/b9J6kyPsmP https://t.co/InPfNjBazU

— Adrianne Jeffries (@adrjeffries) September 3, 2021

I'm more surprised Apple didn't wait to dump this news tonight ahead of the holiday weekend.https://t.co/m47vNYjSOR

— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) September 3, 2021

This is good news but if ATT is any guide, the time will not change things much. https://t.co/bkr5Id2Ak0

— Rick Webb (@RickWebb) September 3, 2021

lol https://t.co/MYrsdorHn7

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 3, 2021

Just in: Apple delaying CSAM system: "Based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers & others, we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features."

— Tim Bradshaw (@tim) September 3, 2021

Why don’t all major publications band together and form a pact that we won’t quote tech spokespeople anonymously anymore? https://t.co/BDVELSMAiB

— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) September 3, 2021

Here is Apple's full statement on its decision to delay the rollout of these child safety features. These include comparing images on device to a list of known child abuse images, and scanning children iMessage attachments for unknown sexual content https://t.co/AdRDac732v pic.twitter.com/kilDbJdv0b

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) September 3, 2021

In a limited sense I’m grateful to Apple for making such a big splash this summer with their scanning proposal, and for making it so broad and expansive (and unpopular.) It takes a company like Apple to actually bring these ideas out into the public sphere. 5/

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) September 3, 2021

There are a ton of headlines saying Apple "delayed" this plan but Apple never announced a release date other than "this year," and the statement that it will "take additional time over the coming months" doesn't necessarily prevent it from being released before the end of 2021 https://t.co/ZNuibMhIWZ

— The real Jon Brodkin (@jbrodkin) September 3, 2021

This is the one I can’t entirely blame on poor executive decisions. The technical folks at Apple had to know how broken it would be the second the design became public.

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) September 3, 2021

Apple is delaying the planned rollout of tools to detect photos of child pornography and sex abuse on iPhones, after a fierce backlash from privacy campaigners https://t.co/skacaLQBXe

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 3, 2021

Apple is delaying the planned rollout of tools to detect photos of child pornography and sex abuse on iPhones, after a fierce backlash from privacy campaigners https://t.co/6NmZkkXnq0

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 3, 2021

Full story here @FT https://t.co/hBw12D9xPu

— Tim Bradshaw (@tim) September 3, 2021

Apple delays child abuse detection system after backlash https://t.co/vHPGEvtsDe

— Financial Times (@FT) September 3, 2021

God this is dumb https://t.co/DaliVmpOAb pic.twitter.com/IbJ3V4ItsK

— alex hern (@alexhern) September 3, 2021

Apple delays plans to roll out CSAM detection in iOS 15 after privacy backlash

https://t.co/wszAk85JBB

— Graham Cluley (@gcluley) September 3, 2021

That’s how you do it: “Apple spokesman Fred Sainz said he would not provide a statement on Friday’s announcement because The Washington Post would not agree to use it without naming the spokesperson.” https://t.co/AmPtCDqYzp

— Marc Fisher (@mffisher) September 4, 2021

“It’s encouraging that the backlash has forced Apple to delay this reckless and dangerous surveillance plan, but the reality is that there is no safe way to do what they are proposing,” I told the @washingtonpost for this story https://t.co/kz4wWhXebO

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 3, 2021

Yes yes yes. About time major news organisations pushed back against the notion of spokespeople – who are literally paid to speak – refusing to put their names to statements https://t.co/20JW3I3NDN pic.twitter.com/KDpwwYZh7Y

— Edmund Heaphy (@edmundheaphy) September 3, 2021

Check it. Apple delays plans to roll out CSAM detection in iOS 15 after privacy backlash https://t.co/bzDLffTS9z via @techcrunch #tech #digital #data #privacy

— Kohei Kurihara -DataPrivacy for Fighting Covid-19- (@kuriharan) September 4, 2021

Delayed, but a win for now?https://t.co/VCoFO3h9gJ

— Techlore (@techloreistaken) September 3, 2021