FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Issues Warning Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/02/federal-trade-commission-chairman-andrew-n-ferguson-issues-warning-letter-apple-ceo-tim-cook

by jacquesm • 5 months ago

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SilverElfin• 5 months ago

Weird how Twitter / X didn’t get a warning. I wonder why.

andsoitis• 5 months ago

The letter: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/apple-news-warn...

Where it says: "Recently, there have been reports that Apple News has systematically promoted news articles from left-wing news outlets and suppressed news articles from more conservative publications. Indeed, multiple studies have found that in recent months Apple News has chosen not to feature a single article from an American conservative-leaning news source, while simultaneously promoting hundreds of articles from liberal publications."

... referring to this "research":

https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/heather-m...

treetalker• 5 months ago

Sounds a bit like "Fairness Doctrine for me but not for thee".

smallduck• 5 months ago

It seems all that sucking up hasn't completely payed off, has it Tim. Appeasing authoritarians is never the answer.

deaux• 5 months ago

Don't worry, a $75 million Apple TV doc "Junior" and everything will be cushy again.

verdverm• 5 months ago

Tim's recent "sleight" of Dear Leader (late Jan, re: murders in minneapolis)

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/27/tim-cook-responds-after...

rgovostes• 5 months ago

Always try to consume a balanced news diet of The New Yorker and The New York Post.

FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Issues Warning Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook

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