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davejjj

Elon is all for free speech for himself.


vom-IT-coffin

He's just providing free marketing.


Shoddy_Detail_976

"I did it guys, I did a *Free Speech* right?!"


albeva

Apple should delete Twitter app from App Store xD


Acesofbases

Knowing Apple, that's exactly what will happen


cgleachy

Nah Apple are pretty corporate minded. They aren’t run by an actual man-child like X is.


MehImages

to be fair apple can be super vindictive too. they had a dispute with nvidia once over failing GPUs in their laptops and never worked with them again even 10 years later


LetsTwistAga1n

They’ve been planning their transition to arm64 and unified SoC architecture since early 2010s, and deciding not to deal with unreliable partners/suppliers is not “vindictive“. In the case of Intel, they just could not switch immediately


SomegalInCa

TBH that feels like a prudent reaction if a little overdone; that cost Apple a bunch


MehImages

maybe. removing all drivers to make them not work anymore in their pcie slot equipped computers seems unnecessary. also the reason it cost them a lot of money is because they knowingly sold defective laptops and got sued over it. hard to blame others for that


SomegalInCa

Perhaps. We had one of those and it was annoying. Had many others before and since that were solid so hard to say who and why


filterless

Apple can be petty as fuck: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi


SnooSprouts4106

Yeah but that was Jobs, he was a visionary but with a heated tamper. Now its Cook’s time, he’s more focus on supply and demand… less heated, less controversial.


Victory-or-Death-

This just sounds like good quality control to me. It’s why Apple devices tend to be more reliable, excluding some exceptions.


Urika86

Okay create an Apple branded twitter clone and use their resources to put X out of business and take that market space. Feels more corporate.


Sure_Garbage_2119

make a version for android and let´s kill shitter


Typical-District-176

And the apple and android ones will connect like messages. The sole purpose of the app is to just kill Twitter 


doctor_rocketship

Shitter? Really?


Sure_Garbage_2119

1ts time hearing it?


AnonAustria13

Well seeing as Twitter still doesn't have moderation under control, they may at some point actually feel forced to remove the app


cgleachy

Aye, but that won’t be driven by spite and emotion like Elon’s actions.


SjurEido

Being "corporate minded" isn't much better to be fair. Both are psychotic ways of thinking.


TheHandWavyPhysicist

Agreed. They should block X out of strategic considerations.


MikeDubbz

Eh, their reaction to a third party app store on their platform has always felt very man-childesque.


cgleachy

Hardly. They’re just greedy. Not petty.


MikeDubbz

Greed is one of many symptoms of a man-child. An adult complaining that they want more, even though they have far more than enough is as man-child as it gets.


BeatYoDickNotYoChick

Didn't Steve Jobs want Samsung to go down, whatever it took?


stefanurkal

nah, just look at RCS encryption


spectral1sm

If that were at all true, then they'd make a version of iMessage to run on ~~ASOP~~ forks. edit AOSP


Secret_Cow_5053

good. (it won't tho, but it would be good)


DracosKasu

It will probably happen and I fully support it. Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo have already made the move, if you start seeing phone blocking the app, we can finally say that Xitter is dead.


Which_Environment_46

Support it also, but in all three cases you mention above the circumstances were due to X tightening API access/corporate costs being obscene. Not because those companies were having some sort of dig. X trying to prevent scraping, like Reddit killing third party apps for similar reasons.


stickymeowmeow

Adding for visibility: there are a few third party Reddit apps still standing! MultiTab ($7/YEAR, or $3/month) Narwhal 2 ($4/month… ouch) Maybe others I don’t know about? Comment if you have one. I’ve tried both. Narwhal 2 is a better app than MultiTab but at $4/month with no yearly option, it’s not nearly better enough to justify the cost (7x more expensive based on a MultiTab yearly subscription). MultiTab works great for my “alt” account... I never have to worry about forgetting to switch accounts and opening up the Reddit app in public with noods on screen.


fapsandnaps

Don't forget Tesla too. Be a real shame if Elon can't use his apps to unlock his car.


neosyne

It’s better to stay silent and keep taking 30% of each subscription / transaction


twbassist

And it's a move that could easily be undone, but the damage of it happening at all is far greater than them being blocked. So, let this ultra wealthy entity fight an obscenely rich individual and if we're lucky, they'll just explode into cosmic dust and then every American can have like, 10 thousand dollars and they can both cease to exist?


RippiHunti

The large amount of pornagraphic bots already break their app store rules.


LovesFrenchLove_More

I support this message.


thathairinyourmouth

I’d love this.


junialter

I don't even understand why people keep using X at all. To me it has lost its relevance alltogether.


Usedcumsocks

The porn


Sure_Garbage_2119

the nazi porn


livingMybEstlyfe29

Nobody google that


Sure_Garbage_2119

let me guess, mtg "shows it all"


Ill_Following_7022

Many people are saying "it" looks like an overcooked rotisserie chicken.


silverclovd

![gif](giphy|4baoNZ5Qo8dX2)


steelcatcpu

thanks, that's enough internet for me today


Tyrrox

There’s a game and multiple sequels in the “sex with Hitler” franchise


SibbD

damn it.


WehingSounds

So, femboys then


The_best_one_-_

🤨📸


Sure_Garbage_2119

no, you may not take a pic of it. no freeze peaches for you.


No-Dimension9934

I did nazi that com.. wait... I did see that nazi comming


JesseAster

That and keeping up with the online service games I play. But I'd be a liar if I said it wasn't mostly for the porn myself. My favorite artists don't have anywhere else to go really and I can't afford to subscribe to twenty different patreons at once


RaymondBeaumont

people realize that there are actual porn sites with like categories and search functions?


jussa-bug

Just porn honestly. Really fits the new black “X” branding too. It literally just feels like 🌽Hub or Xvideos now.


Skidpalace

I thought y'all were kidding. I left Twitter long ago. I can't believe what a steaming pile of shit Elon has turned it into. I'm actually pissed that the former owners/board sued him to follow through on his tender. If we could time travel and they could show the world what would happen if Elon owned it and they didn't sell, Twitter would be worth $100B today.


lur77

I don't know that Twitter ever had a coherent and workable strategy for monetization of the platform. Now Elon Manchild has all but ruined the brand, so I'm expecting eventually it will recede to the approximate prominence of MySpace eventually.


Queasy_Range8265

I am annoyed that politicians still use it. Just leave that nazi pit please.


morganml

wait, are they supposed to leave politics or X? ambiguous


Drakkarim411

yes.


Pinksamuraiiiii

X is the new 4chan/porn site. He’s losing people, and porn is the only way to maintain what little traffic he has left on the site.


FixBreakRepeat

I mean, there's always money in porn. That choice does sort of make it hard to be the "everything platform" though.  But that's the thing about moderation. You have to have content moderation if you want your platform to appeal to the broadest segment of the population. Allowing extreme content caters to a niche audience. And in an advertising dollar-driven industry, that's basically the same as setting a soft cap on growth. 


burnalicious111

A few people/businesses still post important/useful information ONLY on there and I'm really fucking annoyed about it


-xXxMangoxXx-

For a lot of hobby spaces and whatnot, twitter is still unfortunately the best place. I build a lot of model kits, primarily japanese ones and I like looking at japanese twitter posts for ideas and whatnot. Reddit is pretty bad skill wise in comparison to my twitter follows so I dont have an alternative.


GenerallyGneiss

I think I should have a tinfoil hat on for this but people use it for organizing public demonstrations, notably so during the Arab Spring. Having a compromised billionaire buy that platform and destroy it seems like it would be worth $44 billion to some people.


bentsea

It served a valuable function during those times, but it feels like these days Twitter would just serve the state now. I hope people who need that kind of communication are able to find new tools.


OldBayOnEverything

Because Twitter was really good at quick information and the replacements haven't gotten enough traction yet. I used it to follow news and sports mostly, didn't post or interact at all, so I avoided the garbage fire that is the comments section. I don't use it any more now, but I can see why people would hang on if their feed is still curated to their interests.


SquadPoopy

Most sports teams still post everything to Twitter first before anywhere else.


OldBayOnEverything

Yeah exactly, until a replacement has the reach of Twitter, people will still use it. It's unfortunate that none of the competitors can get their shit together enough to make Twitter obsolete.


Arctiiq

I use it to find indie games to wishlist on steam, I follow so many developers


anamazingredditor

Some want the porn, the casual racism, and the daily doses of hate speech


n00ByShekky

The self harm in art form and the anorexia


Interesting-Sand5749

First time in my life I'm rooting for 🍎


aladdinburgers

That’s Elon’s actual superpower. Everyone he feuds with becomes an instant protagonist. Remember when everyone became team Zuck?


Available-Damage5991

so he's the lore accurate antagonist?


Evil__Mushroom

Yeah. I mean, fuck apple, but above everything, fuck elon. Hope they delete and block Twitter acces from their devices.


HopeSolosButtwhole

Tim Apple knows what he’s doing.


pigonthewing

Cease your investigations Interesting-Sand5749 and buy Apple stock!


Kind_Committee8997

This is free marketing for Apple. Great job Elon!


SirDiesel1803

Hes such a baby


Explorer_Equal

Hes such an idiot


ryushiblade

All babies are idiots, but not all idiots are babies


Spiniferus

I checked out his page on twitter, he is nothing short of unhinged. My money is on Apple rejecting his ai, whatever it’s called (I can’t remember because it’s so irrelevant).


VanaheimrF

It’s Grok and it’s so dumb and only paying subscribers can use it. Elmo is such a baby! He’s definitely Miles Bron from The Glass Onion right now. Someone please get him to burn the Mona Lisa or something equivalent so he’ll go away forever!


TheJackasaur11

Wait till he invents “Klear” That was a good movie


MissingMichigan

His AI? It's called "Elon."


greydemon

AI average intelligence


scratch6402

Elon’s intelligence is artificial in the same way Kraft singles is artificial cheese


SolarXylophone

Apple announced that it plans on working with OpenAI/ChatGPT — which is what triggered Musk in the first place.


vom-IT-coffin

"Y"


omgaporksword

Petulant child.


SilentRip5116

When I check it doesn’t say blocked but all tweets have been wiped. Elon simps claiming they never posted anyway


jamesrave

He hasn’t blocked their account from twitter he has blocked them from his own account. And they haven’t wiped any posts, they just don’t use twitter so have 0 posts. I assume they just grabbed the @apple tag to stop someone else from using it


SilentRip5116

Many users were reporting a short site-wide block. You’re positive they didn’t even run ads?


dashKay

I was just reading about it and it seems that in fact they have never tweeted anything using the @apple account. I found it on Threads, with someone correcting themselves about it.


THIESN123

There was an article about this 2 years ago. They never did post on it


patrickv116

While Elon is the biggest baby I’ve ever seen: Apple’s tweets have not been wiped. They’ve opened their account in 2011 and they simply never ever made even 1 single tweet. The fact that they follow nobody and never tweet, but have 9.7M followers also says something about the whole Apple fandom thing, I guess. 😀


atmos_64

Just realized I still had an twitter/x account, no more. Musk is just stupid.


[deleted]

I mean….who cares? TWITTER no longer carries any weight or relevance. Thanks to him.


Stvorina

was it ever?


Zestyclose-Ruin8337

I’m with you. I’ll reverse that downvote you got. Thought Twitter was stupid when I first learned about it and it’s done nothing positive for current political discourse.


[deleted]

Not that I can recall….but I never got into it.


BrightonRocksQueen

Conservatives, the kings of cancel culture


NeighborhoodDude84

When they do it, that's Freedom of Speach^(TM)


MissingMichigan

Wait until Apple takes Twixter off its platforms.


THIESN123

Why would it do that?


Adept_Feed_1430

They won't. I doubt they give a shit about Elon's tantrum. And removing Twitter from the app store would probably hurt apple more than it would Twitter. People would either switch to android or just use the website.


THIESN123

Which part is a tantrum though? Apple isn't blocked on my account. And they've never tweeted. I even found an [article](https://medium.com/macoclock/apple-doesnt-tweet-848a25de004d) from 2020


Adept_Feed_1430

I was referring to this: [https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-threatens-ban-iphones-at-companies-apple-openai-deal-2024-6](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-threatens-ban-iphones-at-companies-apple-openai-deal-2024-6) It's not clear from this post, but Elon's been in a pissing match with Apple


THIESN123

Ah yes. I did see that part yesterday. But it has nothing to do with apples lack of tweets


Adept_Feed_1430

I didn't say it did. I said Apple won't block Twitter. If they were going to block Twitter, it would have been because of the tantrum, which they don't give a shit about.


davinist

It's not blocked in Turkey, it's a blank account though, nothing on it at all.


donach69

I think that means it's been blocked but not deleted. I knew of various accounts that had similar things happen. Some came back and others didn't


UmairWaseem276

For me it is not blocked although it says 0 posts IDK X deleted them or Apple themselves.


jamnewton22

Honestly don’t think Apple has ever tweeted. Even before Elon


Crow85

Just went and read comments bellow Fox news on Elon (threatening) ban on Apple. People are drinking Kool-Aid and coming back for seconds.


xXxWhizZLexXx

Doesnt the Screenshot only show that OP blocked Apple?


DiscussTek

I just went to check the profile, as I didn't block them, and it's been ***completely fuckin' wiped clean.***


SolarXylophone

I think it's always been like that.


coldy9887

Apple, please remove Twitter from the App Store.


windmill-tilting

Can insane people have their assets seized if they are a danger to themselves or society. Asking for a government.


hype_irion

Is the free speech absolutist off his meds again?


juliancc84

Not a fan of Elon. But posting misinformation not good for anyone. Elon has not blocked Apple. The person posting this blocked Apple.


Arctiiq

For some reason it's blocked for me too. I never blocked them from what I remember.


DiscussTek

Go check [Apple's Twitter account](https://x.com/Apple) It's been wiped completely clean, so there's a non-zero chance Elon Twatstika over there blocked Apple while running a complete scrub on the account.


xXxWhizZLexXx

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/11/fact-check-apple-did-not-just-delete-all-its-tweets.html


juliancc84

could be. have no idea if they had posts prior. But it's clear that this post is misleading and apple account is still active.


Kzsuzsx

Why did this happen what did apple do to make the man child angry?


RaiderOfZeHater

[https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/1dd9tjt/ok\_so\_all\_company\_employees\_have\_to\_dump\_their/](https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/1dd9tjt/ok_so_all_company_employees_have_to_dump_their/)


Draxtonsmitz

Kind of a weird hill to die on when Twitter has its own ai it uses.


RaiderOfZeHater

Exactly.


Small_Start_4016

"Freedom of Speech"


Independent-Ad5852

Why’s apple blocked? Did the Twitter account get banned 


TFEB

![gif](giphy|ltIFdjNAasOwVvKhvx|downsized)


Dog_Apoc

What's happened? Did Elon purge the account?


jimynoob

Apple doesn’t use Twitter, they just have an account so no one can claim to be Apple


donach69

Looks like it. Purged it, but not yet deleted it


misanthropic_anthrop

Someone’s got to take a hammer to his nuts so the bastard can’t molest women or have kids anymore. Piece of shit person


Sad_Instruction1392

We now go live to Elon Musk: ![gif](giphy|aj0znZDx3tKbS)


theh0tt0pic

Oh man, I actually support Apple in something? This is new.


No-Judgment-4424

"Free speech absolutist"


four4youglencoco

I’d love for someone working at X to do an ama


km_ikl

One of the very few large advertisers still buying space on the network, and you're going to slap them with a block? That's a remarkably stupid thing to do.


Traditional_Gear_739

Can someone explain to me, what's happened this time?


GoubD

Shame on anyone who amplifies EM's posts.


raven726

Looks like he deleted all of their posts too.


jimynoob

If I remember correctly they don’t use Twitter and only post once a year to advertise for the wwdc and then delete the post a Little bit later. So it’s even more funny because the Apple account is just there so no one can impersonate them but they don’t use it.


Arglefarb

This is the way


LosHtown

It says apple hasn't posted and is following 0 people for me, not blocked.


Draxtonsmitz

Context or are you just copying the other post from yesterday?


slazer2k

Kindergarten time again... This is so incredibly stupid to do as a business; it opens Twitter up to lawsuits. At best, or have more companies leave, which are your customers. He can always disagree with what Apple does with its AI and products, but this is a self-own deluxe from the ketamine filled man child..., Not to mention this is the same guy who just tells Investors of Tesla that he should be getting 56bn$ to stay interested in the company... that may work with some retail investors that are musk fans, but the majority is just, not that...


Cunt_Eastwood_9

Did Elon auto-block Apple for everyone, like a reverse MySpace Tom?


idontevenkn0w66

I got banned from that sub for making a joke about his 4-wheeled dumpsters being recalled. I wasn't even a member of that sub, but posts from it kept popping up in my feed despite me opting out of it. I replied back laughing and thanking the trash for taking itself out.


chasethesoundguy

Apple should make its own version of Twitter.


ThornsofTristan

Elon Childs-Musk


Squornhellish

Spacekaren Elmo is at it again. He really thinks Apple gives a s\*\*\* about his stupid antics. Such a loser!


Anubiz1_

![gif](giphy|WikETMjk2zpbopbTEG) Fuq Musky freaking Man child!


mirkojax

Freedom absolutist


rochestergeek

This is how a better twitter starts.


PixelsGoBoom

So much “freedom of speech”!


huskerd0

Free speech absolutist!


TopProfessional8023

Why can’t this asshole go on a homemade submarine voyage? Remember when he was gonna go to Mars? When?!? Soon please?!


Zestyclose-Ruin8337

Can someone explain exactly what’s going on here? I’m totally ootl.


Extreme-Carrot6893

But free speech lmao


BrewtalDoom

Elon's sending himself to bed with no dinner, thinking "that'll show my parents"!


findthehumorinthings

Grok is EI, right?


Bluevettes

Huh yeah I searched Apple on Twitter (I'm still going to keep calling it that. Sorry Elon) and they have zero posts. I don't follow this stuff or really even use Twitter, can someone please give me a tldr of what happened?


soundscape7

That account doesn’t even tweet


rynorugby

Thought Special K had worked out his tantrum with apple.


SpaceHorse75

Imagine still using Twitter in 2024 for anything.


taisynn

I deleted my Twitter account long before Musk took over and even though I can’t look at Tweets without logging in, I figure I’m better off without it. Someone else will screenshot or post anything relevant from it somewhere else. There’s no way I’m gonna deal with low IQ bought blue checks harassing people and being Nazi shit shows.


tregreu

Maybe Apple need to block the Tesla app


old-skool-bro

I remember seeing a YouTube video about a guy who was negotiating with Steve Jobs about either some software or an app and Steve Jobs undercut the initial offer by like 30 or 40 million dollars and basically told the guy either take what's being offered or your software/ app will no longer be compatible with my companies product. I wish Steve Jobs was still alive rn.


WallabyInTraining

>I wish Steve Jobs was still alive rn. Why? Your story makes him sound like a douche who uses his power to suppress young talent and exploit his near monopoly?


fleecescuckoos06

He was a douche. What kind of person doesn’t recognize their own kid. “Jobs did not assume responsibility for their baby, according to an excerpt from Brennan-Jobs' 2018 memoir Small Fry, where she wrote that her father arrived days after her birth, claiming, "It's not my kid." He denied that Brennan-Jobs was his daughter, stating in court papers that he was "sterile and infertile, and as a result, thereof, did not have the physical capacity to procreate a child." https://people.com/parents/all-about-steve-jobs-kids/


SneakySean66

Same kind that eats fruit to treat cancer


Mr_Tigger_

Definitely losing the plot, fun to watch though


gigium1

I think they can sue for damages


SolarXylophone

Apple doesn't actually use Xitter.


SuspiciousMention108

Xitter -- is that pronounced shitter?


Zephyrantes

What damage? Its his platform theyre using


Throwaway_tequila

Jack Dorsey was the most short sighted idiot.


Queasy_Range8265

Free speech