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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by extropy on Saturday October 10, 2020 @10:47AM (#24739339)
The trick is that Apple is essentially a utility company and replacing it is a significant expense to the user. And it needs to be aware of it's power and act accordingly. Maybe a "device neutrality" law should be in order.

To throw a dumb example your electricity company is not policing you for how you are using your killowats.

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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by nradov on Saturday October 10, 2020 @01:33PM (#24740459)
Electrical utilities in many areas did routinely report excessive usage to law enforcement for investigation of suspected indoor marijuana farms.
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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by SpicyLemonZest on Saturday October 10, 2020 @11:03AM (#24739434)
I'd like to see such a law, but I'm not sure this particular situation can be solved that way. The Belarusian government would presumably just pass a non-neutrality law, and then we're in the same place as before where Apple has to decide based on moral and practical considerations.
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