Elon Musk hinted in a meme that was removed from Twitter that he is going to war against Apple as the latter reduces its advertising on the site by 40%.
These days you have to wonder just exactly what is going through the mind of multi-billionaire Elon Musk. After spending $44 billion to buy Twitter, Musk is acting like someone who never made a major decision in his life. He says one thing, reverses direction in a day and reverts back to his original thought a few days later. At this point, can Twitter board members trust him to pick which flavor of ice cream cone to buy at Baskin Robbins? After all, the ice cream purveyor offers 31 flavors.
In a meme that the executive posted on Twitter and then removed, Musk suggests that he will"go to war" with Apple. Of course, some politicians used Elon's ranting to complain about the App Store which has been under attack by lawmakers who see it as a monopoly since iOS does not allow sideloading. That is the use of third-party app stores to download apps on a device.
Rep. Ken Buck , who was one of the lawmakers seeking to pass antitrust legislation against large tech companies like Apple and Google, said,"This is why we need to end the App Store duopoly before the end of this year. No one should have this kind of market power." White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre noted that the White House was following the situation and in a statement, it was clear that the Biden administration is focusing on another, more troubling aspect of Musk's acquisition of Twitter."She stated that"We have always been very clear that when it comes to social media platforms, it is their responsibility to make sure that when it comes to misinformation, when it comes to the hate that we’re seeing, that they take action.
Since Elon purchased Twitter, many users have complained about a proliferation of hate speech that apparently is now being tolerated on the platform. Such activity could get Twitter banned from the App Store and Google Play Store. According to a previous tweet from Musk,Get the most important news, reviews and deals in mobile tech delivered straight to your inbox
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