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Apple faces critics over its privacy policies
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Apple faces critics over its privacy policies

[ad_1] Apple presents itself as a white knight on the subject of privacy, but critics say its own advertising ambitions are built on anti-competitive practices. Apple presents itself as a white knight on the subject of privacy, but critics say its own advertising ambitions are built on anti-competitive practices.Two developers going by the name 'Mysk' claimed last month that Apple was tracking users' every tap on the App Store, with no way of disabling the function. A class action lawsuit was subsequently filed in California, claiming that Apple's "promises regarding privacy are utterly false". The company has not commented and did not respond to questions from AFP.But Apple has made protection of user privacy central to its image, and long opposed ads on its platforms.It threw a span...
Elon Musk Says Apple Has Mostly Stopped Advertising on Twitter
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Elon Musk Says Apple Has Mostly Stopped Advertising on Twitter

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s tumultuous month atop Twitter Inc. has already included firing most of the company’s employees, tinkering with key features and restoring banned accounts. Elon Musk's tumultuous month atop Twitter Inc. has already included firing most of the company's employees, tinkering with key features and restoring banned accounts. Now he's embarking on what could be his riskiest gambit yet: a war with Apple Inc. The billionaire attacked the iPhone maker with a flurry of tweets Monday, saying the company had cut its Twitter advertising and threatened to bump the social network from Apple's app store. He asked whether Apple hated free speech, criticized its app fees and even pondered whether the tech giant might go after another of his companies, Tesla Inc. In taking aim at...
Twitter owner Musk signals new ‘war’ against Apple
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Twitter owner Musk signals new ‘war’ against Apple

[ad_1] Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store. Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform.Musk also joined the chorus crying foul over a 30 percent fee Apple collects on transactions via its App Store -- the sole gateway for applications to get onto its billion plus mobile devices. A series of tweets fired off by Musk included a meme of a car with his first name on it veering onto a highway off-ramp labeled "Go to War," instead of continuing onwards towards "Pay 30%." The billionaire CEO also tweeted that Apple has "threatened to withhold Tw...
Elon Musk: Apple threatened to yank Twitter from App Store
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Elon Musk: Apple threatened to yank Twitter from App Store

[ad_1] Elon Musk accused Apple Inc of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store. Elon Musk accused Apple Inc of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store without saying why in a series of tweets on Monday that also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. The billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla said Apple was pressuring Twitter over content moderation demands. The action, unconfirmed by Apple, would not be unusual as the company has routinely enforced its rules and previously removed apps such as Gab and Parler. Parler, which is popular with U.S. conservatives, was restored by Apple in 2021 after the app updated its content and moderation practices, the companies said at the time. "Apple has mostly stopped advertising on ...
Major ad firm Omnicom recommends clients pause Twitter ad spend – memo
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Major ad firm Omnicom recommends clients pause Twitter ad spend – memo

[ad_1] Omnicom serves over 5,000 clients in 70 countries, including McDonald's Corp and Apple. Advertising and marketing conglomerate Omnicom Group Inc has recommended that clients pause their spending on Twitter in the short term, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.Omnicom serves over 5,000 clients in 70 countries, including McDonald's Corp and Apple. The memo did not mention clients by name and it is not clear if any have paused Twitter advertising spending. The move, first reported by tech news site The Verge, emphasizes a growing skepticism among agencies and brands about the micro-blogging site's future since Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover. The Tesla CEO has blamed civil rights groups lobbying Twitter advertisers to boycott the service until Musk clarified how he wo...