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20. "Apps" most certainly CAN be and are

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 01:09 PM

3 hrs ago

What do you think this is - https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app

(see the extension?)

Apps that are being used for "community" communication ARE "social media"

Right now, you have state and federal involvement in "privacy" issues and "age verification" -

State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy in 2025

The age verification issue is being litigated right now -

Supreme Court Upholds Age Verification: A Game-Changer for Child Online Safety Laws

Access to certain content has been done both through the web AND "apps".

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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

From the 1st sentence of the OP excerpt BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #2

Someone obviously ported something similar to Android BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #5

Thanks, no surprise. lostincalifornia 7 hrs ago #7

I'm disappointed in Apple COL Mustard 6 hrs ago #13

I had friends who had radar detector things in their cars BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #14

10-4, good buddy. COL Mustard 22 min ago #30

apple removed an app that helped anti putin candidates Marthe48 8 hrs ago #3

'Legal Experts.' - What is the legal issue here? speak easy 7 hrs ago #6

From the article BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #8

You skipped over the other "legal expert" BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #16

There is no legal issue here, speak easy 3 hrs ago #17

"This is quite different fro the FCC laying a heavy hand on broadcast TV." BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #18

An app is not social media. speak easy 3 hrs ago #19

"Apps" most certainly CAN be and are BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #20

I stand corrected. Thank you. speak easy 3 hrs ago #21

That is the issue whether there is "liability" BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #23

Stop buying those fucking iPhone's and let Tim Apple set on them Bengus81 7 hrs ago #9

Trump used the apple play book randr 7 hrs ago #10

I just shared that app with a woman who said ICE came into the Safeway samnsara 6 hrs ago #12

Boycott Apple JCMach1 5 hrs ago #15

Silicon Valley is not our friend dalton99a 2 hrs ago #24

But then the "arrogant" bullies have had this happen - BumRushDaShow 44 min ago #27

Maybe Apple could volunteer to help ICE zip tie some more 4-year olds Blue Owl 48 min ago #26

I believe that Apple screwed up and caved to trump LetMyPeopleVote 28 min ago #29

Well, Tim Cook Has Made The Pilgrimage tonekat 11 min ago #31