FTC targets Apple News for ‘promoting left-leaning stories’
Apple News is accused of suppressing right-wing news sources
The Federal Trade Commission has sent a warning letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, alleging that the Apple News feed favours left-wing sources and suppresses right-wing reporting.
The letter, written by chair Andrew Ferguson, refers to recent studies that Apple News has “systematically promoted news articles from left-wing news outlets and suppressed news articles from more conservative publications.”
It notes that “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.”
