Apple
Don’t Let Tech CEOs Redefine “Privacy”
Data collection and privacy don’t go together.
The EU Will Investigate Spotify’s Complaint Against Apple’s Anti-Competitive App Store Practices
Apple’s 30% “tax” on Apple Store developers gives it a competitive advantage, Spotify says.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Supports Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech
AOC described Facebook is “communications, advertising, and surveillance platform”.
Despite Apple’s Push to Be Associated With Privacy, 78% of People Still Don’t Trust Apple
Even though Apple has made a push towards privacy, 78% of people still don’t trust them.
New Report Shows That Facebook Feared Apple and Google’s Mobile Internet Dominance
The report covers Project Oxygen – a plan Facebook started working on in 2013 to protect itself from Google’s virtual chokehold over Facebook’s mobile internet distribution through the Google Play Store.
Apple Awarded “King” of Customer Support, but Its Online Support Forums Have Been Accused of Censorship
Users have been banned from Apple support forums for telling the truth.
Apple News Notification Spam Is Becoming a Real Problem
Users have noticed too many Apple News notifications, many of which aren’t relevant.
Facebook Are Developing the Smart Speaker No One Asked For
Facebook have shown again and again that they can’t be trusted with users’ privacy.
Apple News+ Is Off to a Shaky Start, New Reports Show
“They’re basically playing favorites. It always seems to be good for the big guys, but not for the rest of us.”
Apple Removes Chinese Artist’s Song From Apple Music at the Request of the Chinese Government
As the 30th anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen massacre getting closer, the Chinese government wants to increase its efforts of moderating speech.
Netflix Cancels Support for Apple’s AirPlay Feature, With Some Suggesting It’s a Tactical Move in the Upcoming Streaming War
Apple fans are somewhat suspicious that Netflix has decided to end support for AirPlay a couple of weeks after Apple announced their own competing TV streaming service Apple TV Plus.
Microsoft Has Stopped Selling Ebooks and Will Start Scrubbing Purchased Ebooks From Customer Libraries
Ebooks can no longer be purchased or rented from the Microsoft Store and purchased ebooks will be removed from customers libraries from early July 2019.