alt.hn

2/13/2026 at 12:36:39 AM

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

2/13/2026 at 7:27:01 AM

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

by rgovostes

2/13/2026 at 12:43:16 AM

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

by SilverElfin

2/13/2026 at 4:05:53 AM

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

by smallduck

2/13/2026 at 5:57:51 AM

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

by deaux

2/13/2026 at 12:47:29 AM

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...

by andsoitis

2/13/2026 at 11:40:08 AM

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

by treetalker