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I'm glad that Apple is treating their US users as badly as their China / HK users.

This is a good start! Much better than the risible coverage from every single outlet I could find about the ICE Block takedown last week. Mentioning that the web is an alternative starts to open the door to the conversation about why this is happening...which is that Apple wants stuff from the govt.

on.ft.comBrussels told to prove digital rules do not ‘punish’ US tech or fix themDonald Trump’s ambassador to EU says no US president can ‘allow these kinds of infringements’ on American companies

Specifically, Tim Apple is asking for air-cover against the EU, which is threatening to apply [ checks notes ] democratically passed [ double checks ] "laws" (whatever those are). And for the mere price of his dignity and our democracy, he's getting it: on.ft.com/46GT5Ey

And what is it the EU is threatening, exactly? Alternatives to Apple's chokehold on access to commodity APIs, including the safest versions that have ever been devised: the web platform. Apple *hates* the web, and in particular, web apps (a.k.a., PWAs) /cc @open-web-advocacy.org