Yesterday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent out a lukewarm tweetstorm that tentatively expressed support for Apple CEO Tim Cook's open letter against the government's desire to provide a backdoor into iPhones in case of terrorist attacks. Though Pichai's response was decidedly couched, Facebook and Twitter both took much more hard-line stances alongside the Cupertino company in resisting government desires. Perhaps the most intense and colorful response came from Facebook, which released a strongly-worded statement on the issue: We condemn terrorism and have total solidarity with victims of terror. Those who seek to praise, promote, or plan terrorist acts have no place...
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