FTC and Sen. Blackburn Press Apple Over Alleged Political Bias in Apple News Curation
Feb 20
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The FTC has warned Apple CEO Tim Cook over alleged political bias in the Apple News app, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn — chair of the Senate Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy subcommittee — has sent a formal letter citing a Media Research Center study that found Apple News surfaced 440 pieces from left‑leaning outlets and none from right‑leaning outlets in January. Blackburn asks how Apple selects featured content, whether it has conducted any internal review for political bias, demands answers by March 4, and highlights Apple News’s preinstalled status and wide use in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
Federal Tech Regulation
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