| I get the general idea, but I just don’t think it’s that simple. “In that case, Apple's requirement of Telegram is in support of a repressive regime.” It’s possible that this is at the request of the Belarusian government, but it’s also true that Apple does have its own terms against promoting violence. Either way, it’s not obvious that preventing doxing supports the regime. If individual policemen are targeted, it’s not a given that this increases support for the the pro-democracy movement. I also believe that sometimes violence is necessary, but that doesn’t make it obvious that it’s the right thing in any particular case. There’s no abuse of Apple’s market position as far as I can see. Stores are generally restricted in what they can sell by the legal environment they operate in. Now, I do entirely agree with you that we shouldn’t have to live in this world. I do want a platform where no entity can control what I can install. I just don’t think that world has a lot to do with Apple. Apple isn’t going to build it, no matter what we do, and Apple isn’t doing anything particularly different from any other corporation that sells any good. If we want a freer platform we are going to need to build it. |