You just casually knew that offhand, and it’s not even your industry??

*27 countries

Really, really dishonest to demonize Microsoft who are in the middle of this. And I say that as someone who hates Microsoft and most of what they do! But this was intentionally painful sanctions decided on by the governments of 27 member countries. 🤷‍♂️ Don’t sell to Russia…

Okay…? Democrats used to support slavery.

It was 3 in the morning here. Relax.

Edit: Oh, you just wanted to argue. Definitely sorry I was late for that…

A “slur”? No. But I was referring to the overly strict, hair-splitting kind of religious extremism that adheres to the letter of the law, not the spirit/intent.

You’re missing the point. This is not aimed at Valve, but at Visa and MasterCard. They are businesses. They primarily care about profit, not censorship. Especially when that pisses people off. They made the mistake of listening to the vocal minority of Collective Shout, so we have to let them know that. This isn’t the 80’s anymore, gaming is mainstream and there are far, far more gamers than puritanical Quakers that get the vapors at the sight of anything mature or complicated. And worst-case scenario, they are not the only payment processors, just the most convenient ones for customers and businesses. For now…

Ugh. Samsung already has the worst, most intrusive Android UI. This reinforces my determination to never give them another cent…

I’d imagine it’s like online advertisers: they convert your fingerprint to a token to try to sell you shit, but they allegedly don’t know who exactly you are or where you go. So visiting animatedllamaporn.com is still your little secret…

Since you’re one of the few people that admit to you and your partner using it: What do you think about the company knowing where you are at all times?

Why, though?

Relevant.

twenty!?

Howdy! 🤠

Strangely, it does seem to care about under-age people.

Think about that for a second. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by definition involves at least one border and 2 countries. Even if they only went after American citizens (which they’re trying to do), they’d be deporting you somewhere else.

As it is, I suspect a significant number of at-risk people in the US and their advocates use Android.

Incompetence is not a “privacy implication”. You think Apple servers are beyond reach of US warrants?

Glad others have pointed this out. Their “reasons” for not supporting 70% of worldwide smartphones via Android seemed very suspect.

Equating “children and video games” is such a boomer take. Reducing it like that is basically saying “let the toddlers have fun with their Nintendos!” It’s literally condescending to everyone and comes across as out-of-touch.

What a moment for Musk to show true leadership.