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Re:Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ by andsoitis on Friday October 03, 2025 @03:55PM (#45467099)
Thanks.

I don't know about this line of thinking. If you truly believe this, then you could point to just about anyone on earth and state they're complicit in some atrocity or oppression.

I would concede there are degrees of proximity, but this particular example, that if you are in any way contributing to Apple's success (not matter the size) that you are complicit, and by implication be held responsible, for fasicm is truly whacky in my books.

Re:Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ by goku12 on Friday October 03, 2025 @04:58PM (#45467699)
> If you truly believe this, then you could point to just about anyone on earth and state they're complicit in some atrocity or oppression.

Ah! I see where it's going now. You can't reinterpret and dismiss others' statements to your liking. If you choose to vocally support an activity that you know to be harmful in some way, then you're actively complicit in it. That's a choice. And not one that everyone takes to end up fighting with their own conscience. And even those who do, weigh their actions against a moral boundary they maintain.

> I would concede there are degrees of proximity, but this particular example, that if you are in any way contributing to Apple's success (not matter the size) that you are complicit, and by implication be held responsible, for fasicm is truly whacky in my books.

Misinformation peddlers actively frustrate and defeat the efforts of those who try to raise awareness and alarm about the problem. That's plenty enough for them to be held morally responsible for the results.