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One of the issues raised in the
Coronavirus Reporter v. Apple antitrust complaint in the District of New Hampshire is the allegation that Apple s app reviews are arbitrary and capricious to the extent that one app might be rejected though a similar or more problematic app is approved. I ve also heard people say this about Google, and I can prove at least an inconsistency with respect to the application of its rule on COVID-related metadata, where a game is allowed to use the term pandemic in its Google Play Store description though this is expressly prohibited by Google unless an app is (co-)published by a governmental or recognized healthcare entity, which isn t the case.
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One of the issues raised in the
Coronavirus Reporter v. Apple antitrust complaint in the District of New Hampshire is the allegation that Apple s app reviews are arbitrary and capricious to the extent that one app might be rejected though a similar or more problematic app is approved. I ve also heard people say this about Google, and I can prove at least an inconsistency with respect to the application of its rule on COVID-related metadata, where a game is allowed to use the term pandemic in its Google Play Store description though this is expressly prohibited by Google unless an app is (co-)published by a governmental or recognized healthcare entity, which isn t the case.
Top 10 Utterly Bizarre Things Banned In China
The People’s Republic of China has become an authoritarian superpower that uses its technological superiority to crush dissent. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), fearful of an uprising of its own citizenry, has managed to achieve obedience through social engineering. From 2014 onwards, the Party began introducing a complex Social Credit system that ranks people based upon their everyday behaviors. From late bill payments to simple traffic violations, the most minor of transgressions can see a person’s social score tank. Once this score falls below a certain threshold, the wrongdoer is then denied access to basic services such as public transportation.
Kapital Koopas: Games For These Indoor Days and Nights Jan 3, 2021 11:30 am | 4 comments | 261 reads
Well, this time last year, the coronavirus was still in its relative infancy and I don t think anyone could ve guessed that a full 12 months later, it would still be with us. Oh, how innocent we were. But here we are, after roughly 150 days with no new local transmissions, and once again the coronavirus count begins again. Though more cases don t necessarily mean a full-fledged spike, a new wave of restrictions is being placed on large scale gatherings, with some events being outright canceled or postponed. What s more, with the tyrannical cold snap blowing through the city and bringing temperatures down by nearly ten degrees, even a short walk to the nearest convenience store feels like you ve been exiled to Siberia.