Taylor LorenzNov 24, 2022
“Apple and Google need to seriously start exploring booting Twitter off the App Store,” said @esqueer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/24/twitter-musk-reverses-suspensions/ #tech #technology #twitter #elon #twittermigration #twittermigrate
‘Opening the gates of hell’: Musk says he will revive banned accounts

A Twitter poll posted by Elon Musk shows 72 percent support granting “general amnesty” to accounts suspended for harassment, abuse and misinformation.

The Washington Post
Show threadRairiiNov 24, 2022
@taylorlorenz @esqueer we can argue all day about how bad it is that this is possible, though :/
Show threadBrian HoughNov 24, 2022
@Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer I don’t mind that they moderate their own app stores. I think that’s reasonable; the problem is on iOS, where side loading isn’t a thing and it’s App Store or bust for 99% of the user base.
Show threadRant NinjaNov 24, 2022

@brianhough @Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer so now Twitter's content moderation policy is actually set by Apple?

Lol.

Show threadMorningDewNov 24, 2022

@rant @brianhough @Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer

you take place in my car on my policy. No Nazis allowed in my car.

Show threadBrian HoughNov 24, 2022
@MorningDew @rant @Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer Bingo. Apple and Google shouldn’t be forced to use their marketplace to host or promote a social network that caters to nazis.
Show threadRant Ninja

@brianhough @MorningDew @Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer did I somehow stutter, everyone is responding with the obvious?

I was merely saying that if Twitter abandons its own moderation then it will have to adapt to Apple's content policies ergo Apple sets Twitter's content moderation policy.

I wasn't commenting on whether this is good or bad just implying that Twitter will be unwilling to lose access to iOS devices.

Nov 24, 2022 at 11:03pmWeb
Show threadBrian HoughNov 24, 2022
@rant @MorningDew @Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer yes, you were unclear in your intent. Thank you for clarifying.
Show threadRant NinjaNov 24, 2022

@brianhough @MorningDew @Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer Glad that's cleared up!

I was genuinely amused by this revelation. I hadn't considered that Google & Apple would serve as a backstop to the Musk's "free speech" pandemonium but it seems obvious in hindsight.

Twitter could not survive without being in those stores.

Show threadSraik DoubterNov 27, 2022
@rant @brianhough @MorningDew @Rairii @taylorlorenz @esqueer I agree, it is remarkable.
Show threadKynycNov 26, 2022
@rant @brianhough @MorningDew @taylorlorenz @esqueer @Rairii Twitter will always have the browser. I wish all these crappy hot takes would emphasize that being relegated to a web app is NOT losing access to IOS devices.
Show threadRant NinjaNov 26, 2022

@kynyc It'll be less than ideal, people's preference for native apps is a given but with browser notifications and a dedicated effort to make it highly functional.

You're absolutely right, thanks for the correction.