The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.) Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Google CEO Sundar Pichai, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speak in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)
The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.)

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.

They sold their principles for power …

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