Apple just lost its bid to maintain its strict anti-free speech policies for its App Store.
After Apple refused to let its shareholders vote on whether they want the company to be transparent about its app store censorship practices, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to weigh in with a Jan. 2 decision. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) wrote to the SEC regarding a shareholders’ proposal to require transparency from Apple on its content moderation — i.e. censorship — of apps. While Apple attempted to prevent the proposal coming up for a vote at its shareholders meeting, the SEC ruled against Apple in an apparent win for free speech.
The Alliance Defending Freedom originally wrote to the SEC on behalf of the American Family Association in November regarding Apple’s censorship. ADF noted a goal for “Apple to investigate and report…
