Following Apple's announcement of its new social network Ping, Gawker noticed that something seemed not-quite-right. It appeared as though some gay-themed tweets had disappeared in the version of Lady Gaga's feed shown in the demonstration of Apple's new social network. Is Apple just trying to use Gaga for her Fame, without all her Little Monsters?
Apple is known to be a little hesitant about gay-themed apps in the iTunes store. The ambivalence has apparently slipped its way into Ping, as the tech company censored Gaga's tweets of joy over the demise of Prop. 8.
Apple omitted an entire string of tweets - the ones in which Lady Gaga applauded the court ruling against the anti-gay marriage law in California - for its announcement of Ping, the iTunes-based social network aimed at connecting users with artists and other music fans.
The Gaga Ping feed - without any Gaga-gayness:
The Gaga feed in its natural form:
Follow SheWired on Twitter!
Follow SheWired on Facebook!
Be SheWired's Friend on MySpace!