Apple bends the knee. As I've tweeted before, this map app is an essential safety tool for residents. It contravenes no local law. Apple recognized that the first time they lifted their ban. The company has acted shamefully here https://twitter.com/hkmaplive/status/1182136794646757377 …
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The claim that this app is endangering police and residents is especially loathsome. Here's a not-so-contrived example: Hong Kong is under a face mask ban right now. If you round a corner to where police have raised a blue flag ("illegal assembly") wearing a mask, you face 1 year
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If it works just as well as a web app on mobile browsers, then by all means ban it as a mobile app -- the Blizzard and NBA got more sustained, driven, pro-freedom exposure in the past few days than the entire conflict has had for weeks.
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The app is an important backup in a context where the goverment is threatening to block websites, and there have been multiple DDOS attacks against sites protesters use
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