I can see how apple doesn't like parler in its app store, and they have every right to remove it. It is a private company, and it shouldn't be forced to host apps that promote violence/whatever they feel is wrong.
But, the fact that you can't download an app, or side-load an app, on any iphone without it being on the app store, makes this decision very worrying.
Tim Cook and apple are being the arbiter of all speech/content, and this is very similar to autocratic countries where they ban entire sites (Like Erdogan did with youtube and twitter).
One rich corporate exec should not have this much power...
The solution is that all computing device makers, should have a away for their devices to be able to download/side-load apps, without having to go a centralized store. This is better for those countries that are ruled by autocrats as well, where the government suppresses free speech.
Well, yeah, Apple sells curated experiences. And people choose whether or not to buy those curated experiences.
> and this is very similar to autocratic countries
No, it's not.
No, I'm disagreeing with your point.
> I am fine with apple removing any app it doesn't like from their app store, as long as you can sideload an app to iphones (like you can do with Android).
Sure, I have the same preference, which is why in my household there are 7 actively used Android devices and zero iOS devices.
People with different preferences purchase Apple devices.
> The fact that you can't sideload, it makes it worrying as one exec has all the power on what you do with your phone.
If you choose to give them that power over your phone with your purchasing decisions.
Crime goes hand in hand with poverty, and it builds stereotypes and biases that makes it easier for incarceration which in America is just privatized slave labor market who makes mundane everyday items.