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iHorseHead

iHorseHead

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Hey!
MacRumors doesn't publish over half of the news about Apple, especially considering the political ones or the ones that show how evil Apple is and that they're no better than Microsoft and Google (they're not, if you think they are then I've got bad news for you).
Anyway, when I post an article here it gets instantly removed, yet there are political news here sometimes. Who decides?

Also, when you correct their mistakes in articles, they edit the article without any notes and they make you look like a lunatic and over half of the people are "It says that in the article" and reacting with 🤣 reaction, even though at the time of pointing out the missing facts they weren't on the article.

I used to think that MacRumors is better than reddit etc and it has freedom of speech, but no. It doesn't.
The internet is really dead somewhat and so is MacRumors:( I don't know why I'm disappointed or what could be improved.

I just don't understand why some political news get published and some don't. If I'm not allowed to post political articles here then lets not publish political news at all?

I'm not going to post here what was removed, but it was political and it was about Apple.
 
Respect.

Apple's made some decisions lately that really have me questioning if all their privacy talk is just a bunch of privacy sane-washing.
Yeah, I agree with that and it needs to be pointed out. I don't understand why MacRumors doesn't point some of the things Apple does out. So you post an article here to raise awareness and it gets removed due to being political, yet there are political news all over the place on this site.
I really don't understand how the rules here work or who decides what's acceptable and what's not. I'd like to hear feedback from the moderators of this site and I'd like them to reflect on themselves whether or not they are biased against some users or news and views etc.
 
It also makes me question if I should be planning an offramp to Linux in the future.

It's a thought that keeps reoccurring in my mind as well, especially in light of the Apple software "design" direction of late.
 
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Apple's made some decisions lately that really have me questioning if all their privacy talk is just a bunch of privacy sane-washing to sell more product.
Definitely, its not a deep seeded philosophy but rather a marketing choice by Tim and company. Overall, I think macs are in much better shape then windows, and there are some distros that have various levels of telemetry.
 
I don't understand why MacRumors doesn't point some of the things Apple does out.

It really bothered me that MR never posted about the ICEBlock App removal Apple did.

I do not understand why not, in the Political area if need be, as it'shighly relevant and topical about Apple and in this moment.

If Apple is doing somethingSO controversial it can't even betalked about here ... maybe we shouldall be talking more about Apple and what they are doing and be far more critical.
 
It's a thought that keeps reoccurring in my mind as well, especially in light of their software "design" direction of late.
I haven't enjoyed Tahoe, but was mostly indifferent until I the other day when I found myself struggling to resize windows because I just couldn't find the handle. I normally brush off annoyances like that, but I was working in a tool I don't typically use so it added a lot of friction at a very unwelcome time.
 
It is simple, MR has a editorial/journalist connection with Apple and they are not about to ruin that connection by persistently posting negative articles about the company regardless of how relevant the negativity is.
Than they're as good as a PR outlet for Apple, nothing more.
 
It is simple, MR has a editorial/journalist connection with Apple and they are not about to ruin that connection by persistently posting negative articles about the company regardless of how relevant the negativity is.

Posting factual articles (literally just "what Apple did" in the case of ICEBlock example) is not "negative" on its own.
 
in-house analysis of the EU apples, Chinese oranges situation due any moment now:

In a statement toWired, Apple said: “We follow the laws in the countries where we operate. Based on an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China, we have removed these two apps from the China storefront only.”​
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Anyway, when I post an article here it gets instantly removed, yet there are political news here sometimes. Who decides?
The editors decide what to publish and what not to publish. Moderators are not involved in that process.

The editors are the only staff who can start threads in the Political News section. So since the old Politics forum is now closed, the only place for such discussions will be in relevant Political News threads.

If there is a subject you would like to see covered, send your suggestion totips@macrumors.com.
 
It is simple, MR has a editorial/journalist connection with Apple and they are not about to ruin that connection by persistently posting negative articles about the company regardless of how relevant the negativity is.

Have you read the front page recently? This site posts every negative rumor (and spins the neutral ones to negative) that they can.

If there's a critique to be made, its that the site is clearly focused on driving engagement and clicks through negativity, not that it's 'too positive/nice'.
 
Hey!
MacRumors doesn't publish over half of the news about Apple, especially considering the political ones or the ones that show how evil Apple is and that they're no better than Microsoft and Google (they're not, if you think they are then I've got bad news for you).
Anyway, when I post an article here it gets instantly removed, yet there are political news here sometimes. Who decides?

Also, when you correct their mistakes in articles, they edit the article without any notes and they make you look like a lunatic and over half of the people are "It says that in the article" and reacting with 🤣 reaction, even though at the time of pointing out the missing facts they weren't on the article.

I used to think that MacRumors is better than reddit etc and it has freedom of speech, but no. It doesn't.
The internet is really dead somewhat and so is MacRumors:( I don't know why I'm disappointed or what could be improved.

I just don't understand why some political news get published and some don't. If I'm not allowed to post political articles here then lets not publish political news at all?

I'm not going to post here what was removed, but it was political and it was about Apple.
MR isn’t biased and Apple isn’t evil.
 
I think it’s a fair question to ask why some news gets covered and others don’t. Maybe the editorial staff will respond in kind.

Iwholeheartedly agree with i7 here.
🙌
 
It also makes me question if I should be planning an offramp to Linux in the future.

You should! Linux systems are super usable in 2025 - I recommend Aurora for that familiar feel and rock solid stability.
 
I think it’s a fair question to ask why some news gets covered and others don’t. Maybe the editorial staff will respond in kind.

But I don’t agree MR is biased.
This is actually is a fair question for literally every news outlet/platform in the world -- it's not just a MR issue. But, I agree, I do not think MR is biased. I think its readership is though.
 
Have you read the front page recently? This site posts every negative rumor (and spins the neutral ones to negative) that they can.

If there's a critique to be made, its that the site is clearly focused on driving engagement and clicks through negativity, not that it's 'too positive/nice'.
I believe you have missed the point the OP is trying to make which is if a member makes a valid negative post about Apple it get's removed under the guise of 'it's political and therefore breaks forum rules'. This means MR gets to set the narrative on news regarding Apple and if a member makes a post that goes against the narrative it get's removed.
 
I believe you have missed the point the OP is trying to make which is if a member makes a valid negative post about Apple it get's removed under the guise of 'it's political and therefore breaks forum rules'. This means MR gets to set the narrative on news regarding Apple and if a member makes a post that goes against the narrative it get's removed.
Thank you for explaining my point of view properly. I guess the fact that English isn't my first language (and I barely get to use it) makes expressing myself in English more difficult and that's why some people miss my point.

Also, I've noticed when you correct something then the editors just correct the mistake without pointing it out and after that you'll receive bunch of 🤣👎 reactions and replies that it says so in the article, making a fool of you etc. It's no biggie but I don't know…If sites like delfi.ee etc can point things out that something was corrected by the reader then why can't we do it here?
 
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Also, I've noticed when you correct something then the editors just correct the mistake without pointing it out and after that you'll receive bunch of 🤣👎 reactions and replies that it says so in the article, making a fool of you etc. It's no biggie but I don't know…If sites like delfi.ee etc can point things out that something was corrected by the reader then why can't we do it here?
This will need a thread of it's own because I have noticed this too. Members spot a mistake in an MR post. MR edit's the post to correct the mistake but they do not make it clear why the post was edited. All you see is a small 'Edited' tag at the bottom of the post. Any member that comes to the thread a few days later and reads through the thread and comes upon the post that highlighted the posts original error, members downvote that post because members are like 'why are you making a post about an error that is not there', not realizing the original post has been edited to remove the error.

I was going to say something but am not allowed because rules prevent me from insulting the MR membership, even when they deserve it.
 
This means MR gets to set the narrative on news regarding Apple and if a member makes a post that goes against the narrative it get's removed.

I don't know if I'd go so far as to say there's a set "narrative" other than being somewhat risk averse.

MacRumors was started to be about product and technology, but then it ends up in trade policy, social commentary, and geopolitical conflicts. In normal times, it’s reasonable to ignore the noise and stay in your lane.

However, these are not normal times and certainly not when the very core subject you started a business around is now completely entwined now with all the things you didn't want to venture into. Lots of tech publications have realized that the moment has changed and have reacted accordingly.

Tech is no longer just about how fast the newest wireless spectrums are. Technology reporting and oversight of central authority through cool gadgets are now the same lane.

I usually skip over anything that@iHorseHead posts (sorry guy 😬), but it's valid to make some noise that we've entered a different era. This didn't feel like a typical agitator or grump snipe at established forum policies.

The MacRumors team didn't sign up for this, but neither did any of the rest of us.
 
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