"The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission has written to Apple chief Tim Cook to complain that the company "suppressed" content from conservative news outlets in the Apple News feed that it loads onto many of its devices. Chairman Andrew Ferguson said that while the FTC is not the "speech police," it does have the authority to protect consumers from material misrepresentations and omissions."
"He urged Cook to review what is used on the Apple News feed and take corrective action. There was no immediate reply by Apple on Thursday to a request for comment. Ferguson was responding to a report by the Media Research Center, a conservative media watchdog. The report said that none of 620 top stories featured in the curated news app during January came from a conservative media source."
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook alleging that Apple suppressed content from conservative news outlets in the Apple News feed distributed on many devices. Ferguson said the FTC is not the "speech police" but has authority to protect consumers from material misrepresentations and omissions and urged Cook to review the feed and take corrective action. Apple did not immediately reply to requests for comment. The complaint followed a Media Research Center report finding none of 620 top January stories came from conservative sources and that most stories came from leftist outlets, omitting several right-leaning sites.
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