Apple's Tim Cock says no to white supremacists. /r/Apple loses their shit for some reason.

1  2018-12-04 by SpiceAndEvNice

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/a2t89f/tim_cook_to_white_supremacists_you_have_no_place/

By controversial if you are a lazy fuck:

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/a2t89f/tim_cook_to_white_supremacists_you_have_no_place/?sort=controversial

And source link:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/3/18124416/tim-cook-apple-infowars-white-supremacy-podcasts-platform-adl

tldr: Tim Cook says their platform is no place for white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and other hateful stuff, what a brave position to take amirite, anyway, /r/apple goes into a frenzy, or possibly a brigade, about slippery slopes and free peaches and the usual stuff.

22k upvotes with 90 comments, you do the math.

Some hot takes:

For anyone who didn’t bother to read this. It’s basically the “free marketplace of ideas” bullshit with a hint of slippery slope fallacy that’s posted in every thread.

Saved you a read

The fact that you characterize those things as “bullshit” and a “fallacy” is quite scary.

You are quite literally opposing the very founding principles of Western civilization.

It amazes me how so many people who call themselves liberal can be so illiberal.

Ah yes. Little known fact that Athen philosophers were arguing for Nazi free speech in 6th century B.C.

t. Never learned about the offense principle

Last one with -1k downvotes.

The whole thread is a trainwreck.

9 comments

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1  NelsonMannn 2018-12-04

AMERIFAT MAYO MOMENT

1  Nerdlinger 2018-12-04

The only way people with ideas outside of the mainstream will know that they are outside of the mainstream is if they are forced to confront people that disagree with them

Yes, having to avoid the 150 most used platforms because their content is banned on them will surely fool them into thinking the rest of the world thinks just like they do.

1  MtheDowner 2018-12-04

A solid 90% of the modern "white supremacist" (lol) fuel comes from feeling persecuted. What the fuck is this guy even on about?

1  TruthPains 2018-12-04

Duh! And having an echo chamber lets them know that it is THEY who are actually wrong.

1  spookyguy109 2018-12-04

Ah yes. Little known fact that Athen philosophers were arguing for Nazi free speech in 6th century B.C.

Lol the ancient Athenians were probably the most racist people who ever lived.

1  -6x- 2018-12-04

I was born in the wrong generation 😢

1  Skyright 2018-12-04

Apple controls and micromanages everything that happens on their platforms. I can see why someone might be upset at Google for it, but Apple has never cared about Free speech.

1  NoChickswithDicks 2018-12-04

With these companies, you never know if they mean real white supremacists, or just people who oppose illegal immigration and affirmative action.