Apple now running cover for Pentagon; tech company censors drone strike information on its devices built with slave labor
by: J. D. Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Friday, October 16, 2015
Apple’s conformist, hipster fan base tends to ignore the company’s vilest policies and business practices, rewarding the tech giant with repeat business and high praise no matter what decisions its CEO, Tim Cook, makes.
For instance, as reported by Common Dreams, Apple recently made a decision to pull a free app that catalogues and maps drone killings by the U.S. military because such content was deemed to be “objectionable.” In other words, Apple doesn’t believe its customers ought to have access to too much substantive information.
The Metadata+ app, which was developed by Intercept editor Josh Begley, had to be retooled a number of times to get past Apple’s restrictions on content for the App Store, though other content and behavior that many find objectionable (porn, recording bodily functions, etc.) have all been considered acceptable. The company ultimately accepted the app only after Begley removed the word “drone” from it, most likely a request made by some U.S. government agency, like the Defense Department.
As further reported by Common Dream:
“The app listed the date, location and victims of American drone strikes, and buzzed users at each new strike. ‘I love my phone because it puts me at the center of the map,’ Begley explained while developing the app. ‘But I’m not the center of the map. I can’t even pronounce the names of the places we’re bombing.'”
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