The deplatforming of Parler was only the beginning. This is the future in the US if the stranglehold that Apple and Google have over cell phones is not broken.
[2017]
"There are iPhone apps that make it possible to get around China's notorious Internet filters. And on Saturday, makers of those apps said Apple had removed their products from its App Store in China.
It would be another sign of Apple's willingness to help Beijing control its citizens' access to the Internet.
The apps create virtual private networks connecting a user to the Internet via an encrypted connection. In China, VPNs can be used to skirt the government's extensive system of internet controls, sometimes called the "Great Firewall.""
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/29/540280448/apple-accused-of-removing-apps-used-to-evade-censorship-from-its-china-store
[2017]
"There are iPhone apps that make it possible to get around China's notorious Internet filters. And on Saturday, makers of those apps said Apple had removed their products from its App Store in China.
It would be another sign of Apple's willingness to help Beijing control its citizens' access to the Internet.
The apps create virtual private networks connecting a user to the Internet via an encrypted connection. In China, VPNs can be used to skirt the government's extensive system of internet controls, sometimes called the "Great Firewall.""
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/29/540280448/apple-accused-of-removing-apps-used-to-evade-censorship-from-its-china-store