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The real worry is not the commercial angle, but the fact that centralized censorship of apps will remain.

Apple will retain the ability to shut off protest or encrypted communications/news/social apps, even when distributed outside of their store, by revoking the signatures.

This is a threat to a free society, not just a threat to Apple’s price-gouging revenue.



Use websites.


Websites can’t notify except via centralized Apple systems that can still censor.


Use email


Email isn’t end to end encrypted.


So? You can notify regardless.


Apple made it clear that they will not revoke apps for the content they provide only if they are used for malware or viruses.

Given that they have not behaved similar with macOS we should assume the same here.


It doesn't matter what they "made clear". Apple is not the government. They should not have the ability to do anything.


Apple did so in the past, and made artificial problems whenever it wanted.


This is the correct take. Well said.




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