The only apps that Apple should ever be allowed to block are those that contain malware or don't function at all (crashing all the time). Beyond that they should either pass everything through or allow alternate app stores as Android does.
Reshared post from +Dan Gillmor
I keep hoping journalists will wake up to the dangers of putting too many eggs in Apple's content basket — giving a corporate control freak the right to decide if their journalism is acceptable. Here's the latest example of why this is a risk:
Apple Rejects App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes | Danger Room | Wired.com
It seemed like a simple enough idea for an iPhone app: send users a pop-up notice whenever a flying robots kills someone in one of America’s many undeclared wars. But Apple keeps blocking the Drones+ …
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