Microsoft President Calls for Antitrust Review of Apple
Microsoft President Brad Smith has called for antitrust regulators to focus on rival tech giant Apple in a recent interview.
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Apple And Google Under Fire for App Store Duopoly
The smartphone market has become a duopoly. Two companies, Apple and Google, have captured almost 99 percent of the global market for smartphone operating systems. Almost every new smartphone made today will either feature Google’s Android operating system, or Apple’s iOS.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Defends Blacklisting Hong Kong Protest Tracking App
Apple CEO Tim Cook has defended the company’s decision to blacklist an app tracking Hong Kong protest and police activity. One Hong Kong legislative counselor commented, “We Hongkongers will definitely look closely at whether Apple chooses to uphold its commitment to free expression and other basic human rights, or become an accomplice for Chinese censorship and oppression.”
Apple Blacklists Hong Kong Protest Safety App
Tech giant Apple has reportedly blacklisted an app that allows people in Hong Kong to track protests and police activity in the city, claiming that distributing such information is illegal.
Apple Will ‘Take a Look’ at Saudi Women-Tracking App Following Outcry
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he would “take a look” at a Saudi Arabian app being hosted by Apple on the App Store, which allows men to track women’s movements and stop them from escaping the country.
Apple and Google Accept Saudi Smartphone App Which Tracks Women’s Movements
Apple and Google are facing criticism for hosting a Saudi Arabian smartphone app on their platforms which allows men to track women’s movements and “stop them leaving the country.”
Taylor Swift Shuts Down ‘Swift Life’ Social Network After Just One Year
Pop musician Taylor Swift is shutting down her “Swift Life” social media app just over one year after its launch, informing users that they have under a month to spend their virtual money.
Supreme Court to Hear Apple Antitrust Case
The Supreme Court will hear an antitrust case on Monday that focuses on Apple’s alleged antitrust violations with regards to its App Store practices.
Tumblr Blacklisted from Apple App Store for ‘Child Sexual Exploitation’
Popular microblogging platform Tumblr, popular with teenagers and college-aged youth, has been kicked off of the Apple App Store, allegedly over issues with “child sexual exploitation” being posted on the social network.
Apple Removes Facebook Security App from App Store
In a sign of infighting between Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe, Apple barred Facebook’s Onavo security app from the App Store after it failed to meet Apple’s privacy standards by collecting user data.
InfoWars App Overtakes CNN on Charts, CNN Lobbies Apple to Censor
After the InfoWars app overtook CNN on Apple’s charts, ranking as the fourth most popular free app, the cable network lobbied Apple to remove the app from its platform.
‘Contraceptive App’ Blamed Following 37 Unwanted Pregnancies
A “contraceptive app,” which became certified in the European Union as a “form of birth control,” has been blamed following 37 unwanted pregnancies.
Apple Mandates Apps in Their Store Must Disclose Loot Box Odds
Apple has irrevocably altered mobile gaming with less than 30 words, forcing apps with loot boxes to disclose the odds of what players can expect to get out of them before purchasing.
Report: Tinder Becomes Highest Grossing App on Apple’s App Store
Popular dating platform Tinder has become the highest grossing app on Apple’s App Store, following the launch of a new paid feature, according to a report.
Report: Uber App Nearly Kicked from Apple Store for Breaking Privacy Rules
The New York Times reports that Uber was nearly kicked off the Apple App Store after the ride-hailing company was caught breaking privacy rules.
Apple App Store Rejects Free-Speech Twitter Alternative ‘Gab’ AGAIN, Blames User Content
Apple’s App Store have rejected free-speech Twitter alternative “Gab” for a second time, citing “objectionable” user content on the social network.
‘The Binding of Isaac’ Rejected from Apple’s App Store
Popular indie game “The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth” has been rejected from the Apple App Store for supposedly portraying “violence against children.”
Swastika Still Stands As Apple Purges Confederate Flag
A day after Apple began the mass purge of applications depicting the Confederate flag, the Nazi Swastika is still featured prominently in some games. The choice to ban a purported symbol of slavery from historical games, but not of mass genocide, reveals how tech companies struggle to apply hate speech guidelines — often with strange inconsistency.
Apple App Store Okay with Marijuana Images, Rejects Firearm Images
Apple has updated its App Store policies to allow the use of marijuana-themed applications and images while “enforcing” a ban on “images of guns” in App Store screenshots.
