Apple Executive Phil Schiller Deactivates Twitter Account

[code-m]

Honestly, I really liked Musk and everything he did for the world up until the moment he started getting political and belly-flopped into the Twitter cesspool. The game changing things he could have done for humanity with 44 billion dollars...

Didn’t Elon Musk offer the UN money to resolve world hunger but the UN was not interested, quite telling.

If world hunger was resolved many charities, NGO, etc would cease to exist. If certain disease or disorders were resolved same thing. The aim of the game is money and resolving it permanently is the end of this game. Does not take a genius to figure this out?

 

[anthogag]

Elon is just an entitled billionaire who thinks he can do anything. Trump is all about manipulation and misinformation and Elon feels he needs him back on Twitter. Twitter employees can do the world a favour and all take the severance package, perhaps this will close-down Twitter. Democracy needs truth to function properly. Misinformation is disease for democracy.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Maybe Greg Joz is next to quit on Twitter? 🐣

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[supremedesigner]

This is getting very entertaining. 🍿🥤

 

[VaruLV]

Im neither fan of Twitter, nor of Trump, but, boy, is virtue signalling strong with Apple!

 

[Robert.Walter]

Most will not actually quit, and the people that follow through will be back.. Just like they didn't leave the USA when they said they would. All the "quit" talk just shows what an echo chamber it was and that nobody really wants any opinions other than the ones they cuddle up with on their tear stained pillow..

The fact that everyone needs to talk about twitter 24/7 is telling. When I quit something I don't need to virtue signal that I quit it.. lol

And yet by decrying virtue signaling, you unknowingly have signaled to your peer group a perceived shared virtue within that group. To those out side the group you have signaled something else.

 

[jclmavg]

Goodbye all these people leaving Twitter are annoying, they had no issues with leader of Iran on there before, Twitter is a better place now

They are all hypocrites.

 

[wigby]

nothing on twitter has changed from stopping a company or person from tweeting and marketing anything

The twitter feeds are now more open to racists, insurrectionists, conspiracy theorists, etc. So why would any legit company want to share space with that?

 

[Robert.Walter]

Im neither fan of Twitter, nor of Trump, but, boy, is virtue signalling strong with Apple!

“Virtue signaling” has got to be among the most nonsensical of terms.

 

[wigby]

Trump is not one to hold himself to the terms of deals he's agreed to. He's rejecting Twitter out of ego.

Twitter is under new management. How would he be capitulating by accepting their offer?

 

[triptolemus]

It’s already improved. People are flooding it

For the same reasons people walk down the block to look at a building on fire.

 

[Bawstun]

Honestly, I really liked Musk and everything he did for the world up until the moment he started getting political and belly-flopped into the Twitter cesspool. The game changing things he could have done for humanity with 44 billion dollars...

Protecting free speech is a game-changer. Twitter single-handily interferes with the outcome of the 2020 United States presidential elections. Trump lost by 43,000 votes.

 

[Robert.Walter]

Where did apple lie? The stuff internet randos decried as hype and lies was actually delivered. There may be some exceptions but they’d be rare.

 

[BootsWalking]

Twitter is under new management. How would he be capitulating by accepting their offer?

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[R2FX]

Courage!

Next level leave Apple too, you’re past your prime time and Tim just won’t make you do any jokes in the Keynotes Phil

 

[anthogag]

Honestly, I really liked Musk and everything he did for the world up until the moment he started getting political and belly-flopped into the Twitter cesspool. The game changing things he could have done for humanity with 44 billion dollars...

Maybe he will do something for humanity with $44 billion. If Twitter employees all leave and Twitter closes its doors it will be for the benefit of humanity. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

[Schismz]

Facebook next!

But... but, but... it's totally different with Facebook! Unlike Twitter, Mark had the benefit of receiving advice on how to maintain perpetual control of his company even after slapping a giant FOR SALE sign on it (which is what an IPO is, you're rich now, but you don't own "your" company anymore, the shareholders do. That's the definition of a pubco). Elon saw the for sale sign on Twitter and decided to buy it.

Mark has no such external problems, he is free to continue pursuing his obsession and vision of Meta and AR/VR, and uploading himself into the internet, like Lawnmower Man, only different! He can run Facebook into the ground and take the investors with him -- no external conflict, drama, or Forces of Evil attack necessary, he can just keep shooting himself in the head and tanking his company -- because his stock is structured in such a manner that he retains control. Twitter couldn't be bothered to do any of that. Oh well.

Focusing back on Twitter: goodness, so much racism and hate speech against a neurodivergent African American.

 

[SenorWhyMe]

The twitter feeds are now more open to racists, insurrectionists, conspiracy theorists, etc. So why would any legit company want to share space with that?

oh look at all the terms you are using . From what I remember twitter already had all “those”

 

[nerdAFK]

 

[transpo1]

It’s amazing how many people, including Phil Schiller apparently, are threatened by opposing views.

Although Musk is no saint, I support him in his effort to make Twitter a fairer place for all.

 

[OnawaAfrica]

Apple's Phil Schiller, responsible for Apple events and the App Store, has deactivated his Twitter account following recent developments on the platform.

Schiller often used his account to promote new Apple products, services, software, and initiatives and interact with customers. As noted on Twitter by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, however, Schiller's account no longer exists. The account had over 200,000 followers and was created in November 2008 according to a web archive of the account dated November 4.

Yesterday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that former President Trump's account would be reinstated on the platform following its suspension in January 2021. In a recent interview, Apple's CEO Tim Cook commented about the future of Twitter and the social media platform's relationship with Apple. During the interview, Cook said he remained hopeful Twitter would uphold its moderation standard under the new leadership.

Article Link: Apple Executive Phil Schiller Deactivates Twitter Account

did the same. #BoycottTwitter

 

[demodave]

Apple's Phil Schiller, responsible for Apple events and the App Store, has deactivated his Twitter account following recent developments on the platform.

i like Musk for Tesla, but since has tanked the stock, I’m not so happy with him.

 

[SenorWhyMe]

did the same. #BoycottTwitter

who are you hashtaging too lol

 

[H. Flower]

I loathe trump and have misgivings on Elon…. But give me a break. the insularity of Silicon Valley and the press on full display here.

 

[v0lume4]

So noble. So virtuous. /s

See ya Phil!