Dear John,
Sign the petition: Apple and CEO Tim Cook must drop Trump's social media app!
News recently broke that Google Play has rejected Trump's social media app, Truth Social, from their app store due to a lack of content moderation. Google Play's decision to protect its users is a big step in the right direction, making the Truth Social app unavailable for 44% of all smartphone users to download.1 It's time for Apple to do the same, and drop the app that's violating community guidelines and broadcasting Trump's toxic lies. We need to protect 100% of all smartphone users from Trump's harmful disinformation campaigns.
Trump has already been banned from Facebook and Twitter for inciting the deadly white supremacist-led January 6 insurrection using their platforms. His presence on social media is a threat to democracy.
This isn't the first time Apple has been in the hot seat: Ten years ago, after receiving pressure from the public, Apple took down a terrible anti-LGBTQ+ app that dehumanized the LGBTQ+ community and promoted the use of conversion therapy.2 This just shows how much power we have when we come together against hate and lies. Apple can and must do the right thing.
Add your name to the petition pressing Apple and CEO Tim Cook to drop Truth Social, Trump's social media app, from the App Store.
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Trump has used social media to intentionally downplay the threat of COVID-19, and his lies and negligence led to the death of hundreds of thousands across the country. His lies about the election resulted in a deadly insurrection and inspired Republican state legislatures to introduce voter suppression legislation in 48 states. And now, improper content moderation on the Truth Social app is allowing disinformation to run rampant among its 4 million users.1 All these lies have caused so much harm, especially to working people, vulnerable communities, and our democracy.
In response, tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter have done the right thing and stopped Trump from spreading lies on their platforms. But millions still use Trump's Truth Social app. Now, Apple must follow suit rather than provide an outlet for Trump's racism, sexism, misogyny, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, homophobia and transphobia, or any other form of hate.
Apple: We are watching you and expect you to do the right thing.
Click here to sign this petition pressing Apple to drop Trump's popular social media app, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks for all you do,
— MoveOn
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Sources:
1. “Trump's Truth Social barred from Google Play store over content moderation concerns” CNBC, August 30, 2022 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/30/trump-truth-social-barred-from-google-play-store-content-moderation-concerns.html
2. "Apple Pulls Exodus Group's ‘Gay-Cure' App From iTunes Store," CBS New York, March 23, 2011 https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/03/23/apple-pulls-gay-cure-app-from-itunes-store/
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