Post AyrIjVCyqSQUNY5DHM by eloquence@social.coop
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 (DIR) Post #AyrIjThOSPZ7hIITPE by eloquence@social.coop
       2025-10-03T16:49:11Z
       
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       Apple: And you'll see why 2025 will finally be like 1984.Think ... identically.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/apple-iceblock-app-store-trump.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AyrIjVCyqSQUNY5DHM by eloquence@social.coop
       2025-10-03T16:53:01Z
       
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       For many years, activists and the annoying free software people in your area have warned that the power of app stores enables turnkey censorship. And of course there have been many examples of this, especially with repressive non-US governments getting apps removed from app stores.This is why alternative "stores" like https://f-droid.org/ are essential for free expression - and Google may soon make it impossible to meaningfully operate those, as well:https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html