Elon Musk Claims Apple ‘Threatened To Withhold’ Twitter From App Store

San Francisco, Nov 29: Twitter CEO Elon Musk stated that Apple has “threatened to withhold” the micro-blogging platform from its App Store with out giving a motive

Musk’s allegation got here shortly after he tweeted late Monday night time that Apple has “mostly stopped advertising on” Twitter following a ballot that requested customers about whether or not the iPhone maker ought to “publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers”. Elon Musk Accuses Apple of Threatening To Withhold Twitter From App Store With out Disclosing Cause.

In a series of tweets, Musk stated: “Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why.

“Do you know Apple places a secret 30 per cent tax on all the things you purchase by their App Store?”

Musk tweeted: “Apple has additionally threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, however will not inform us why.”

Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk’s claim. Elon Musk Warns Twitter Users of Consequences if Free Speech Is Lost in America, Says ‘This Is Battle for the Future of Civilization’.

While one user commented, “Apple does not assist free speech”, another said, “since you’re violating the foundations about moderating extremist content material”.

Meanwhile, Yoel Roth, who quit Twitter as Head of Trust and Safety earlier this month, said as Musk perpetuates lack of legitimacy through his impulsive changes and tweet-length pronouncements about platform rules, Twitter is now facing a close scrutiny by both Apple and Google app stores.

In a New York Times article amid the #RIPTwitter trending on social media, Roth said that “Twitter must steadiness its new proprietor’s targets in opposition to the sensible realities of life on Apple and Google’s web, no simple activity for the staff who’ve chosen to stay”.

“And as I departed the corporate, the calls from the app assessment groups had already begun,” Roth wrote.