After Apple dumped Parler from the App Store, A piece of fake news was immediately circulating telling people to "turn off auto-update" on their phones to "prevent apple from removing Parler".

After Apple fell for the fake news that the attacks were planned on Parler (they were planned on Facebook), their predictable reaction seems to have played right into the hands of attackers.

Fascinating game of chess, but unfortunately normal people are on the losing end. A bunch of exploited devices in the wild is good for exactly nobody, no matter your political opinion.