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by specialist 2016 days ago
From the OC:

"Censorship: Apple manages a global set of App Stores and cooperates with law enforcement in each jurisdiction in which it operates. ..."

Okay. We agree. What's the fix?

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This censorship food fight is at least two problems.

#1 Which rule of law applies to international companies?

This is foreign policy. Just like trade agreements, treaties.

USA flagged corporations like Google, Apple, Facebook need a federal solution. Just like shipping, banking, and so forth. These corporations cannot act unilaterally, nor should they be expected to.

I have no idea what an international treaty covering speech and privacy would look like. Please share any and all ideas.

#2 Need for fair and impartial court system, legitimate enforcement.

FAANGs cannot be governments onto themselves. If my app gets rejected, there must be a separate fair and impartial court system to hear my appeal and adjudicate. If an impersonator takes my profile, I need legitimate enforcement to restore my property rights. If a FAANG closes my accounts, I must have the right to sue for damages.

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Again: Enough complaining about unfair, arbitrary behavior. We get it.

Start proposing solutions.

1 comments

You remove the master key nature that they have over their services and devices and let people manage their own master keys. I.e. let other app store happen, do not require apple to be the sole dispenser of keys, let side loading happen, etc.

That removes a lot of profit from their %30 cut although, so they are directly incentivized to prevent that from happening