Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards

"Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple's and Google's app stores. The fact that it hasn't happened yet tells me something serious about Silicon Valley's leadership: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are spineless cowards who are terrified of Elon Musk."

"Here's the relevant Apple App Store developer guideline: "Apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust, in exceptionally poor taste, or just plain creepy." Huh! How about that. Here's Google's version of the same guideline, which is even clearer: "Apps that do not prohibit users from creating, uploading, or distributing content that facilitates the exploitation or abuse of children will be subject to immediate removal from Google Play. This includes all child sexual abuse materials.""

X users are using Grok to create deepfake images that undress women and children. Apple App Store guidelines prohibit content that is offensive, disgusting, or in exceptionally poor taste. Google Play forbids apps that allow distribution of content that facilitates exploitation or abuse of children, including child sexual abuse materials. Apple and Google have not removed X from their app stores despite those guidelines. Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai prioritize power, business relationships, and political appeasement over policy enforcement. Concerns include dependency on China, potential tariff leverage, fear of upsetting Elon Musk and right-wing media, and avoiding scrutiny from political leaders.

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