So don't use it. HOW IS THIS SO DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE. Just, don't use it. Exercise a microscopic molecule of personal responsibility and self control, and just don't use it if it is a problem for you.
How is this Apple's problem? How is this 'ban worthy'? People are the worst.
I assume you also think that harassed and/or vulnerable groups of people (children, women, minorities, etc) should also not use the subway, go to clubs or restaurants, stay off the sidewalks and streets, and just stop going outside, too?
People have a right to not be harassed and abused. Just because it’s happening in an online environment doesn’t mean it’s okay to just let this crap go on.
Yes, it’s a cultural problem, but the solution isn’t to tell victimized people to stop being in the world.
Yes, nobody should be harassed. (Not sure how calling it a “right” is helpful, it’s like saying you have a “right” not to be run over by a car. Shit happens, creeps exist, and there are traffic respectively criminal laws to deal with it.)
But WTF does any of that have to do with Apple, the AppStore, or even the App?
The point of the app is to allow strangers to communicate. How and what they say isn’t under the control of anyone but the participants of the dialog. If someone misbehaves, block the person and/or call the police, sue them, etc. but don’t blame third parties for what happened.
Similarly stupid how Apple restricts all sorts of Apps because of “content” but then has Safari installed, which allows visiting all the smut sites of the world with ease 🤦🏻♂️
dysamoria said: but the solution isn’t to tell victimized people to stop being in the world.
No it isn't, but a part of a solution is to teach people they are the sum of their actions, and they can help prevent themselves from being 'victimized' or actually victimized.
Because we're dealing with human equations, there is no 'the solution...' in this. There is no one answer. People make mistakes. It happens and anybody who pretends they haven't done more than their fair share is a liar. But not blaming a victim is not a recommendation or excuse for using poor judgement.
Everyone has the right to walk down a public street in the dead, dark of night, in unfamiliar territory, with $100 bills hanging out of their pockets. That right doesn't doesn't justify being assaulted, nor does preclude making good decisions before taking that walk.
You use a random chat app, somebody's going to abuse it. When a strangers says 'Open your mouth and close your eyes'... Maybe you shouldn't do it.
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But WTF does any of that have to do with Apple, the AppStore, or even the App?
The point of the app is to allow strangers to communicate. How and what they say isn’t under the control of anyone but the participants of the dialog. If someone misbehaves, block the person and/or call the police, sue them, etc. but don’t blame third parties for what happened.
Similarly stupid how Apple restricts all sorts of Apps because of “content” but then has Safari installed, which allows visiting all the smut sites of the world with ease 🤦🏻♂️
Because we're dealing with human equations, there is no 'the solution...' in this. There is no one answer. People make mistakes. It happens and anybody who pretends they haven't done more than their fair share is a liar. But not blaming a victim is not a recommendation or excuse for using poor judgement.
Everyone has the right to walk down a public street in the dead, dark of night, in unfamiliar territory, with $100 bills hanging out of their pockets. That right doesn't doesn't justify being assaulted, nor does preclude making good decisions before taking that walk.
You use a random chat app, somebody's going to abuse it. When a strangers says 'Open your mouth and close your eyes'... Maybe you shouldn't do it.