[mynameismonkey]

>but a ban on specific implementations that make it easy to join specific communities which encourage hatred and real-world violence.

As you state, one can access these specific communities in a number of ways, including Google Chrome. If the community is the issue, go after the community, not an ActivityPub app that can access content from these and other communities.

Should Google also ban RSS reader apps that don't actively block RSS feeds from sites Google doesn't like?

[SyneRyder]

Oh, please don't suggest banning RSS apps - Apple is already doing that, they removed Pocket Casts and Castro because they allow access to Podcasts that offend Chinese censorship, while Apple's own podcast app remains because it blocks those particular podcasts:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/12/apple-rem...

[DamnableNook]

> Apple is already doing that, they removed Pocket Casts and Castro

In china. That is an important note that you left out to make Apple seem worse.

[mansion7]

You say there making Apple seem worse, but "They're only censoring the Chinese" doesn't really make them seem any better

[shadowgovt]

Different countries have different cultural norms and laws.

[glenstein]

And some of those norms and laws are different in the sense that they are objectively worse.

[ekianjo]

More like different countries dont enpower their people and treat them like little children.