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That really does seem like whataboutism.

No one is claiming Apple is perfect, but this is a marked improvement of apps requiring tracking to function.



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This is exactly whataboutism.


I think we're arguing semantics about business philosophy.


whataboutism: n. An accusation of hypocrisy designed to deflect from bad behavior on the part of another party.


Ha! Ive never actually looked the definition up. This is definitely whataboutism (I still havent looked the definition up so Im trusting this the actual definition)


well, I did make that up.

but here's dictionary.com on the subject, and I think it's congruent, you'll have to judge for yourself:

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whataboutism




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