Not a day goes by without Elon Musk kicking up dust at Twitter. In the latest, Musk revealed that he visited Apple headquarters and was assured by Apple CEO Tim Cook that the iPhone maker is not removing Twitter from its App Store.
More importantly, Musk said that Apple never "considered" such a thing either.
Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2022
This confirmation comes after Elon Musk himself announced on Twitter that Apple was "threatening" to remove Twitter from its App Store for not meeting content moderation standards. There were no reports by any other entity claiming the same before Musk's announcement.
Elon Musk had also claimed that Apple has stopped advertising on Twitter.
Now, some netizens are asking the obvious questions: Did Elon Musk lie about Apple threatening to yank Twitter off App Store?
So you lied
— Christopher (@RealPotatus) December 1, 2022
There was no misunderstanding. You purposefully lied to rile people up and try to create more commotion around yourself. We see you.
— Aimee will not comply (@WhatAimeeWrites) December 1, 2022
If true, it wouldn't be surprising, but the question remains: Why?
When Musk made the announcement, some netizens pointed out that Musk may be playing the preemptive game with Apple. That may be, Musk's Twitter had violated Apple App Store's rules. If Apple were to remove Twitter from App Store after his announcement, it would seem more like retaliation rather than Twitter being in violation.
This is a preemptive shot by #Musk, because he knows #Twitter is violating the #App Store TOS and will likely be yanked by #Apple from the store in the coming days.
— Dennis Detwiller (@drgonzo123) November 28, 2022
This comment is to “get ahead” of it, so that Apple pulling Twitter will seem like a retaliation.
How very sad. https://t.co/8nyEQo7T5N
Coincidentally, Twitter also put out a blog post on November 30, reiterating their safety and content policies and stressing that the platform is safe.
Twitter 2.0:
— Twitter Business (@TwitterBusiness) November 30, 2022
Same mission.
Faster innovation.
More transparency.https://t.co/mNBerk4vPE