Ever since the Twitter purchase — and even before, when the deal was just a speculation — Elon Musk has been in the news every day. Among the many announcements he made, this time one should be kept: “telonfon”.
Yes, it’s a smartphone, and it could become real if Apple and Google decide to remove Twitter from their app stores.
The new owner of Twitter says so much it's hard to keep track. From announcements, threats, through jokes and panic, in some cases, to recent polls🇧🇷 Now Elon Musk has returned to (now his own) social network.
In recent days, the future of Twitter has often been discussed in the Apple and Google app stores, as Musk mentioned the somewhat distorted notion of "freedom of speech" and moderation. Following this theme, former One America News Network (OANN) host Liz Wheeler challenged Elon Musk to develop his own smartphone if the two giants move ahead with the removal of the social network from the Play and App Store.
If Apple and Google download Twitter from their app stores, @elonmusk must produce their own smart phone. Half the country would happily give up biased iPhone and Android spying. Man builds rockets for Mars, stupid little smartphone should be light, right?
A Liz Wheeler tweet reads: “If Apple and Google remove Twitter from their app stores, Elon Musk will have to release his own smartphone. Half the country would gladly give up biased and spying iPhones and Androids. Man builds rockets for Mars, stupid little smartphone should be light, right?
In response to Elon Musk these who could make their own smartphone if Twitter were banned from the Apple and Google app stores. However, he said that he hoped that the matter would not come to that point. 🇧🇷
Would you switch to tELONphone? Vote up or down with your best name pun below.
Following an approach recently taken by Elon Musk, Liz Wheeler created a survey to see if users would switch to tELONphone. Surprisingly, at the time of this writing, "Yes" is in the lead with 52.8% of the 102,072 votes.
Apple and Google have very clear rules, and Twitter has no exceptions.
As tech giants, Apple and Google don't develop their policies from their knees. Therefore, both have paragraphs prohibiting their store apps from containing hate or discriminatory language, intimidation, harassment, and sexually explicit content.
Now, given the history of the two companies, Twitter won't be the first app to leave its stores due to issues like this. However, so far the output is only assumptions, like the “phone”.
