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Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking... by slipheen on Friday September 11, 2020 @03:35PM (#24446485)
That really does seem like whataboutism.

No one is claiming Apple is perfect, but this is a marked improvement of apps requiring tracking to function.

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Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking... by birthdaydog on Friday September 11, 2020 @04:17PM (#24446889)
This is exactly whataboutism.
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Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking... by ProAm on Friday September 11, 2020 @04:27PM (#24446988)
I think we're arguing semantics about business philosophy.
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Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking... by samatman on Friday September 11, 2020 @04:28PM (#24447001)
whataboutism: n. An accusation of hypocrisy designed to deflect from bad behavior on the part of another party.
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Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking... by ProAm on Friday September 11, 2020 @04:47PM (#24447177)
Ha! Ive never actually looked the definition up. This is definitely whataboutism (I still havent looked the definition up so Im trusting this the actual definition)
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Re:Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking... by samatman on Friday September 11, 2020 @04:50PM (#24447199)
well, I did make that up.

but here's dictionary.com on the subject, and I think it's congruent, you'll have to judge for yourself:

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whataboutism

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