Apple Blocks Lawrence Lessig's Comment On iOS 7 Wi-Fi Glitch

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"A glitch in iOS7 has cost "a significant number" of Apple users their Wi-Fi access, according to ZDNet (http://www.zdnet.com/apple-censors-lawrence-lessig-over-warranty-information-ios7-mess-grows-7000022533/). But they also report that Apple is now censoring posts in their "Apple Support Communities" forums where users suggest possible responses to their loss of WiFi capabilities (including exercising their product warranty en masse). "We understand the desire to share experiences in your topic, 'Re: wifi greyed out after update to ios7,'" read one warning sent to Lawrence Lessig (http://lessig.tumblr.com/post/65338904338/wow-or-from-the-when-apple-became-the-borg-department), "but because these posts are not allowed on our forums, we have removed it." Lessig — who co-founded Creative Commons (and was a board member of the Free Software Foundation) has been documenting the ongoing "comments slaughter" on his Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/lessig), drawing attention to what he says is the Borg-like behavior of Apple as a corporation. Lessig "is now part of an angry mob in Apple's forums who upgraded to iOS 7 and lost Wi-Fi connectivity," ZDNet notes, adding that as of this morning their reporter has been unable to obtain an official response from Apple."

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/10/29/1531244/apple-blocks-lawrence-lessigs-comment-on-ios-7-wi-fi-glitch