"The evidence presented for this claim is that someone at the right-wing "think tank" Media Research Center did some counting and found that, in the month of January, the "Good Morning from Apple News" email newsletter did not link once to "notable right-leaning media sources such as Fox News, the New York Post, Daily Mail, Breitbart or The Gateway Pundit.""
""Any act or practice by Apple News to suppress or promote news articles based on the perceived ideological or political viewpoint of the article or publication, if inconsistent with Apple's terms of service or the reasonable expectations of consumers, may violate the FTC Act," Ferguson wrote. Ferguson's big brother Brendan Carr, taking a break from running American late-night programming, chimed in: "FTC Chairman Ferguson is exactly right. 🎯 Apple has no right to suppress conservative viewpoints in violation of the FTC Act.""
Andrew Ferguson, head of the Federal Trade Commission, sent a three-page letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook threatening enforcement action over Apple News' morning newsletter. The letter alleged that the newsletter failed to link to major right-leaning outlets, citing a Media Research Center count for January. The count found no links to Fox News, the New York Post, Daily Mail, Breitbart, or The Gateway Pundit and noted regular links to legacy outlets like the Associated Press and USA Today. Donald Trump amplified the claim on Truth Social, and FCC commissioner Brendan Carr publicly supported Ferguson's position. First Amendment protections allow publishers editorial discretion; publishers do not have to include specific ideological sources in curated newsletters.
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