Jon Stewart claims Apple wouldn't let him interview FTC chair on his show

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/02/jon-stewart-apple-ftc-chair-interview

by redbell • 2 years ago

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malermeister• 2 years ago

The complaint specifically calls out Apple's dominance as potentially harmful to speech.

I'm sure this incident helped that perception...

llimos• 2 years ago

It's nice when those with f** you money do actually occasionally say f** you.

Rinzler89• 2 years ago

I wonder how John Oliver gets away with it.

bequanna• 2 years ago

Different shows with very different tones. Stewart’s Apple show could be considered more “gotcha journalism” than comedy. He is running the risk of embarrassing and really pissing powerful people off.

Oliver uses a lot of hyperbole and comedy which seems to soften the landing of whatever difficult truth he is discussing.

irq-1• 2 years ago

Apple has Apple Pay, a store monopoly, tax dodging (double Irish), stock buybacks, and probably more issues with the FTC. Oliver at HBO isn't trying to be a financial institution.

ein0p• 2 years ago

And he’s only discussing anything if the owners of his show allow him to do so. Same as Stewart I suppose.

lern_too_spel• 2 years ago

They got away with it on Viacom too, often arguing the other side of lawsuits against their employer. Apple is the odd one out.

lotsofpulp2• 2 years ago

John Oliver works for Warner Bros Discovery, not Apple.

And the public nor leaders are concerned about WBD's size or influence.

autoexec• 2 years ago

And the public nor leaders are concerned about WBD's size or influence.

Plenty of people are concerned about consolidation in the media industry. There are ongoing antitrust investigations. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/01/warner-bros-discovery-direct...

rurban• 2 years ago

I always thought Oliver is CIA

CaptainZapp• 2 years ago

Wow! Apple Inc. sure learned the lesson from their Chinese masters.

extraduder_ire• 2 years ago

Not that it'd be much use, but I hope he got that in writing.

Jon Stewart claims Apple wouldn't let him interview FTC chair on his show

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