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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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946 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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lsiebert ◴[01 Jan 21 22:40 UTC] No.25608015[source]▶
I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice, but the App store may constitute an essential facility for a desktop program developed specifically for Apple Computers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_facilities_doctrine
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1. GavinMcG ◴[01 Jan 21 22:52 UTC] No.25608125[source]▶
Sure, but they're not denying access to competitors. They're setting rules for use of the facility. "You can't promote illicit drug use in our facility" is a reasonable rule.

Whether the name "Amphetamine" does in fact promote illicit drug use may be up for question, of course, but that's got nothing to do with monopoly power.