Bret CarmichaelAs a company that has long boasted about its commitment to principles, Apple has had a bad several months. It removed ICE Block from the App Store. It let X remain, empowering its users to create child porn, which is apparently “free speech” now. After two American citizens were killed by ICE, Tim Cook responded by attending a special screening of the Melania documentary. It’ll be hard to believe that Apple believes anything it says after all this. When principles mattered, Apple collapsed.
T@corsairstw Apple chose to make its values a key feature of its brand, which helped them earn and retain customers. It similarly chose to betray its values, burn the trust it had earned, and promote movement in the other direction as customers recoil at its conduct.
Woolfhound@bretcarmichael @corsairstw they’re not alone. Remember when Target was differentiating themselves as the cool discount store? More recently they’ve been letting ICE use their parking lots at staging areas. Ultimately they all answer to shareholders. This would be less of a problem if Congress had the will to keep Trump operating within the law.
@woolfhound @corsairstw Target has no choice. Its parking lots are private property that are open to the public. It cannot stop federal law enforcement from occurring in public areas. I take your point all the same though. It backed off Pride Month when the right was triggered by it.