which is completely devoid of logic... by that standard, their maps app is telling me were all the "insert thing some crazy people hate here" and therefore putting them at risk of harm

Don't like bakeries?... find where they are on Apple maps

Don't like comic book shops?... find where they are on Apple maps

Don't like hair salons?... find where they are on Apple maps

Ok, here’s a trusted source with a similar report, but nothing about “protected class”.

The more that Apple does this sort of thing, the more likely valuable engineering employees are going to start looking for other jobs. Not a smart move, Tim.

https://www.404media.co/apple-banned-an-app-that-simply-archived-videos-of-ice-abuses/

Snap out of what to do what, exactly?

The ones who care about anything else but style and prestige have „snapped out“ of it a long time ago. Even people covering Apple news who have previously been very biased are now becoming more and more critical about Apple as a company and especially Tim Cook.

The question is, where to go instead? Google sucks ass much more. You can only choose between two if you want anything useable for a non-nerd.

People also keep using Instagram and Whatsapp but no one believes Meta is a great company. And these are even either completely useless (Instagram) or at least easily replaceable (Whatsapp to Signal).

Bad news: android did it too