Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by frombody on Saturday January 02, 2021 @05:14AM (#25611702)

You're creating a strawman argument.

Imagine it were called heroin, and the app logo used a picture of a syringe.. is it still okay to you because there is no heroin in the app?

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by gambiting on Saturday January 02, 2021 @06:00AM (#25611942)

Of course it is. I'd be interested in hearing your argument as to why it isn't?

Speaking of a straw man argument - heroin isn't a legal drug anywhere in the United states. Like the author pointed out, millions of Americans take legal amphetamines every year, I'd wager a bet that legal users of amphetamines outnumber the illegal users 10,000 to 1 or ever more. But all of that is irrelevant - the app doesn't promote the use of amphetamines any more than GTA promotes committing grand theft auto.

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by rdiddly on Sunday January 03, 2021 @03:58AM (#25620585)

I dunno, before I try a drug I usually scan the app store to see whether it's okay! heavy sarcasm

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Re:Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App S... by moistbar on Sunday January 03, 2021 @10:47AM (#25622395)

Do you truly believe that someone is going to see the word "heroin" next to a syringe and say "you know what, I should go shoot up some black tar?"

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