Legal firm had said Real World Portal encouraged misogyny and there was evidence to suggest it is an illegal pyramid scheme

Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate::Legal firm had said Real World Portal encouraged misogyny and there was evidence to suggest it is an illegal pyramid scheme

  • hyperhopperEnglish
    314·
    9 months ago
    1. It’s not as simple as “not doing business with apple”. There are serious social ramifications to not having an iPhone in the US.
    2. Even if I choose to do business with them, I should still have Rights as a customer.

    It’s not easy

    • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      I have android, I don’t feel many “social ramifications” thankfully. Android is a bit more free, but it’s still ran by a large corporation that can change the rules at will, so there is no truly free (as in “freedom”) option. So, maybe it’s a duopoly instead of a monopoly, not much better really.

      (ok ok, there are some fringe minor alternatives, but not really ready for prime time).

      • hyperhopperEnglish
        112·
        9 months ago

        I have had girls halfway through giving me their number, stop because they realize it’s not an iPhone. I have friends I hang out with multiple times a week for almost a decade that don’t add me to the friends group chat because it’s 15 iOS users and most don’t want to deal with non iMessage messaging. Are you seriously telling me you’ve never been in a single groupchat where people say things like “Wait who doesn’t have an iPhone in here”? Because I’ve been in dozens.

        At least on Android you can load any app you want at any time even if Google delists it from the play store. Literally did this the other day to install an app that Google didn’t allow that was only hosted on fdroid

        • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10·
          9 months ago

          I have had girls halfway through giving me their number, stop because they realize it’s not an iPhone

          They’re doing you a favor: they’re telling you they’re too shallow and care more about what you own than who you are. Works great to filter those people, I’d call it a feature not a bug :)

          Are you seriously telling me you’ve never been in a single groupchat where people say things like “Wait who doesn’t have an iPhone in here”? Because I’ve been in dozens.

          Never ever, but maybe my friends actually care about me more than my phone (also we use whatsapp so it doesn’t matter). Only thing I can say is, sorry …

      • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        You probably have Android which, while more open, is still ran by Google who could, at will, decide to change the rules tomorrow by forcing an update directly to your (or my) phone. Besides those two, there isn’t much. While competition and free market is good, it’s not always enough, sometimes regulation is needed.

          • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            I meant regulation requiring interoperability to prevent walled gardens. Kinda like net neutrality, but for “platforms”, if you will.

              • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                9 months ago

                Yes, I can choose to use the fediverse, with plenty of instances to choose from, as opposed to a handful of centralized alternatives, but as far as mobile platforms, my choices are exactly two, and there is no (viable) fediverse equivalent. Of course I chose the slightly more open one, Android, but that’s hardly a real choice.

                  • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    9 months ago

                    And that’s why I pick Android :) I even used to use LineageOS as my daily driver, but then it became unsustainable, practically speaking. So yes, you or me can, but your average Joe likely won’t have the expertise to do so.

      • hyperhopperEnglish
        24·
        9 months ago

        Terms of service can be incredibly one sided. And you don’t have the option to not agree or negotiate, and still use the hardware you paid for in a reasonable way.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      Why do you care what other people think about the brand of phone you use? And I say this as someone who has an iPhone. I don’t give a shit if someone thinks I have an iPhone or a Nokia 3310. Why would I?