GreatFire - Apple censorship

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We're aiming to improve the Apple Censorship website so that it's easier for people to learn about Apple’s role in app censorship across the globe. This survey will help us to both understand peoples’ current perceptions of app censorship and give us a sense of the information about app censorship that is most important to people.

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1. How often do you use the Apple Censorship site?

Daily.

Weekly.

Monthly.

Occasionally.

Never.

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2. How did you first learn about GreatFire’s Apple censorship site? (Required.)

A friend or family member told me about it.

A colleague told me about it.

Social media.

A news article.

A blog post.

At a protest.

Through another GreatFire site or service.

Through the Open Technology Fund (OTF).

Other (please specify)

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3. What are the main reasons you use GreatFire's Apple Censorship site? Please rank the options. Indicate the most important reason by assigning it a score of 1. (Required.)

Because I want to understand why I couldn’t access an app in a specific country e.g. to understand if the government requested that Apple remove the app vs the apps creator simply decided not to build a version for that country.

N/A

Because I want to see how many apps are unavailable in a specific country compared to other countries.

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Because I want to read news stories about Apple Censorship.

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Because I want to get access to apps unavailable in my country.

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Because I want to learn about the different ways I can take action against Apple censorship.

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Because I want to gather information for convincing others to boycott Apple products.

N/A

Because I want to find examples of how others have successfully stopped the censorship of an app through action.

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Because I want to understand how much of a choice Apple has in whether they censor apps.

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Because I want to understand governments motivations for requesting Apple to censor apps.

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4. Select all the statements below that you agree with. (Required.)

I believe the creators of the app (not Apple themselves) are the only ones who can choose whether or not to make an app available in different countries.

I believe Apple choose which apps to censor based on their values as an organisation.

I believe governments legally force Apple to censor specific apps.

I believe governments request Apple to censor specific apps and Apple willingly complies.

I believe governments pressure Apple to censor specific apps and Apple reluctantly complies.

I believe Apple is pressured by governments to censor apps but that Apple can still choose not to if they wish.

I believe Apple should take action against any government pressure to censor apps.

I believe Apple should be transparent about when and why governments request them to censor apps.

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5. What is your opinion on the censorship of apps? Select all the statements that you agree with. (Required.)

No apps should be censored.

Governments have a responsibility to censor some apps e.g. apps containing violent or pornographic content.

Governments should not dictate which apps are censored.

Governments should recommend which apps are censored, but should not pressure organisations to do so.

Apple should resist government pressure to censor apps.

Apple should censor apps based on their own values as a company e.g. they should censor apps containing violent or pornographic content.

Apple should censor apps based on Apple customer feedback.

Other (please specify)

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6. Please list the categories of apps you think should be censored, if any (e.g. fake news, pornography, etc).

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7. Is there any information about Apple censorship that you expected to see on the current site that you feel is missing? (Required.)

No. The website has all the information I want.

The website is missing stories of people who have successfully stopped the censorship of an app through action.

The website is missing stories about organisations who have refused to censor apps.

The website is missing news stories about Apple app censorship.

Other (please specify)

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8. Is there any website feature or functionality that you expected to see on the Apple censorship site that you feel is missing?

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9. Select all the statements below that apply to you.

I’ve posted about Apple censorship on social media.

I’ve written blog posts about Apple censorship.

I’ve had news pieces about Apple censorship published.

I’ve boycotted Apple products in protest against Apple censorship.

Information about Apple censorship led me to organise a protest e.g. outside of an Apple store.

Information about Apple censorship has inspired me to take part in a protest e.g. outside of an Apple store.

I’ve convinced Apple employees to fight against Apple censorship from within.

I’ve passed on information about Apple censorship to an Apple shareholder.

I‘ve passed on information about Apple censorship to a policymaker.

I’ve passed on information about Apple censorship to a government official.

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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10. Select all the statements below that apply to you.

I plan to post about Apple censorship on social media.

I plan to write a blog post about Apple censorship.

I plan to have a news piece about Apple censorship published.

I plan to have a news piece about Apple censorship published but am not sure how.

I plan to Boycott Apple products.

I plan to organise a protest about Apple censorship e.g. outside of the Apple store.

I plan to join a protest about Apple censorship e.g. outside of an Apple store.

I plan to convince Apple employees to fight against Apple censorship from within.

I plan to pass on complaints about Apple censorship to an Apple shareholder.

I plan to pass on information about Apple censorship to a policymaker.

I plan to pass on information about Apple censorship to a government official.

None of the above.

Other (please specify)

GreatFire - Apple censorship

Thank you for participating!

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* 1. How often do you use the Apple Censorship site?

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* 2. How did you first learn about GreatFire’s Apple censorship site? (Required.)

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* 3. What are the main reasons you use GreatFire's Apple Censorship site? Please rank the options. Indicate the most important reason by assigning it a score of 1. (Required.)

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* 4. Select all the statements below that you agree with. (Required.)

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* 5. What is your opinion on the censorship of apps? Select all the statements that you agree with. (Required.)

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* 6. Please list the categories of apps you think should be censored, if any (e.g. fake news, pornography, etc).

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* 7. Is there any information about Apple censorship that you expected to see on the current site that you feel is missing? (Required.)

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* 8. Is there any website feature or functionality that you expected to see on the Apple censorship site that you feel is missing?

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* 9. Select all the statements below that apply to you.

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* 10. Select all the statements below that apply to you.

1. How often do you use the Apple Censorship site?

2. How did you first learn about GreatFire’s Apple censorship site? (Required.)

3. What are the main reasons you use GreatFire's Apple Censorship site? Please rank the options. Indicate the most important reason by assigning it a score of 1. (Required.)

4. Select all the statements below that you agree with. (Required.)

5. What is your opinion on the censorship of apps? Select all the statements that you agree with. (Required.)

6. Please list the categories of apps you think should be censored, if any (e.g. fake news, pornography, etc).

7. Is there any information about Apple censorship that you expected to see on the current site that you feel is missing? (Required.)

8. Is there any website feature or functionality that you expected to see on the Apple censorship site that you feel is missing?

9. Select all the statements below that apply to you.

10. Select all the statements below that apply to you.