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scottalanmiller

Interestingly, @dominica's first IT job was at Fujifilm.

dbeato

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

scottalanmiller

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Ha ha ha. That doesn't leave you with much. I thought you disliked Android?

scottalanmiller

@dafyre said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Ha ha ha. That doesn't leave you with much. I thought you disliked Android?

I've had loads of bad experiences, but I need a dual SIM card phone and I am tired of Apple's high prices and lack of innovation.

dbeato

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dafyre said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Ha ha ha. That doesn't leave you with much. I thought you disliked Android?

I've had loads of bad experiences, but I need a dual SIM card phone and I am tired of Apple's high prices and lack of innovation.

Is all back now
https://telegram.org/blog/telegram-x
https://twitter.com/durov/status/959094104822034434

scottalanmiller

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dafyre said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Ha ha ha. That doesn't leave you with much. I thought you disliked Android?

I've had loads of bad experiences, but I need a dual SIM card phone and I am tired of Apple's high prices and lack of innovation.

Is all back now
https://telegram.org/blog/telegram-x
https://twitter.com/durov/status/959094104822034434

Cool, I just downloaded Telegram X.

NerdyDad

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dafyre said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Ha ha ha. That doesn't leave you with much. I thought you disliked Android?

I've had loads of bad experiences, but I need a dual SIM card phone and I am tired of Apple's high prices and lack of innovation.

BLU has dual sims but was caught sending user data to China.
https://www.androidauthority.com/blu-phones-send-private-data-790470/
https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/what-you-need-to-know-about-phones-secretly-sending-data-china/
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/31/16072786/amazon-blu-suspended-android-spyware-user-data-theft

scottalanmiller

I'd really like to try an Asus.

scottalanmiller

https://www.asus.com/us/Phone/ZenFone-4-Pro-ZS551KL/

JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Did you read the article?

It was removed because of a lack of ways to prevent porn in public channels basically. Without digging further, one would assume with things like sticker packs and ways to report specific users.

scottalanmiller

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Did you read the article?

It was removed because of a lack of ways to prevent porn in public channels basically. Without digging further, one would assume with things like sticker packs and ways to report specific users.

Yeah I read that, those aren't things I appreciate Apple getting involved in. It's peer to peer communications, of course porn can be there. So can Safari.

Even public channels... you still opt in to a conversation.

JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Did you read the article?

It was removed because of a lack of ways to prevent porn in public channels basically. Without digging further, one would assume with things like sticker packs and ways to report specific users.

Yeah I read that, those aren't things I appreciate Apple getting involved in. It's peer to peer communications, of course porn can be there. So can Safari.

Even public channels... you still opt in to a conversation.

But all they require is ways to report it. They are not after control.

scottalanmiller

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/telegram-apps-fall-foul-of-ios-app-store-content-rules/

I've been considering leaving iOS, this certainly pretty much guarantees it.

Did you read the article?

It was removed because of a lack of ways to prevent porn in public channels basically. Without digging further, one would assume with things like sticker packs and ways to report specific users.

Yeah I read that, those aren't things I appreciate Apple getting involved in. It's peer to peer communications, of course porn can be there. So can Safari.

Even public channels... you still opt in to a conversation.

But all they require is ways to report it. They are not after control.

I read the article and it didn't say only that, but filtering, too.

"Apple’s developer guidelines for iOS apps include a section on safety that proscribes “upsetting or offensive content”. A sub-section here, regarding user-generated content (which would apply to any messaging app with a public broadcast facility, as Telegram has), notes these types of apps “present particular challenges” — and must therefore contain: