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Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by mhoad on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:15PM (#33778912)
It’s not even a little bit close. Go on… tell me about how Google spent millions lobbying against human rights or worked with authoritarian regimes or had workers killing themselves in such high numbers that they had to reconfigure their workplaces.

Google did what Apple should have ten years ago and pulled out of China when faced with similar problems.

Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by falcolas on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:17PM (#33778937)
Google builds phones at Foxconn too.

Google has also worked on many projects in order to appeal to China's government as well.

Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by xvector on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:23PM (#33779016)
Google doesn’t position themselves as some savior of mankind and human rights. They don’t market grandiose claims about privacy and ethics like Apple does. I’m a bit more okay with Google because at least they aren’t lying through their teeth and hoping their customers are dumb enough to believe them.
Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by falcolas on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:31PM (#33779144)
> Before Google China's establishment, Google.com itself was accessible, even though much of its content was not accessible because of censorship.

> Because of its self-imposed censorship, whenever people searched for prohibited Chinese keywords on a blocked list maintained by the PRC government, google.cn displayed at the bottom of the page (translated): In accordance with local laws, regulations and policies, part of the search result is not shown. Some searches, such as (as of June 2009) "Tank Man" were blocked entirely, with only the message, "Search results may not comply with the relevant laws, regulations and policy, and cannot be displayed" appearing.

> Do no evil. (still a part of their public motto)

> In their first letter to shareholders, our founders highlighted Google’s goal to “develop services that significantly improve the lives of as many people as possible.” This vision continues to guide all of us at Google. We believe in technology’s power and potential to have a profoundly positive impact across the world.

Google has capitulated to the Chinese government, taken "moral high ground" via their doodles (but only when it won't offend the censors), and absolutely sees itself as a savior of mankind.

Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by lern_too_spel on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:21PM (#33780708)
What are you quoting? Google stopped doing that more than a decade ago, and "Do no evil" was never part of its motto.
Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by fomine3 on Monday November 28, 2022 @08:31PM (#33782506)
Google stopped their service in China. This is what most western companies can't do.
Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by kube-system on Monday November 28, 2022 @04:38PM (#33780127)
What do you think that Apple says that is BS that Google doesn't also say? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AmADoGiWZo
Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by shagie on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:41PM (#33780936)
> Google doesn’t position themselves as some savior of mankind and human rights.

Prior to 2018, Google's code of conduct was summarized with the phrase "don't be evil."

(edit) They appear to have taken some flack on that and you can find it in their investor code of conduct again: https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct/

Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by zaroth on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:23PM (#33779013)
This isn’t an illuminating way to discuss the topic. Take a break and come back ready to engage and educate, or please rage elsewhere?
Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by avereveard on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:45PM (#33779354)
Who died to make you king?
Re:Apple's reaction to protests: AirDrop is now limited to 1... by zaroth on Monday November 28, 2022 @07:11PM (#33781793)
Absolutely no one. Just a suggestion really, I have zero authority here. Tried to indicate that with the question mark since emojis are stripped.