FTC Chair Pressures Apple Over News App Bias Claims
Federal regulator calls on Tim Cook to examine Apple News curation after study alleges left-leaning favoritism.
The FTC chair is putting Apple on notice. A formal warning landed on Tim Cook's desk urging the tech giant to review how Apple News curates content and structures its terms.
The push comes after a study alleged the platform systematically promotes left-leaning outlets while burying conservative sources. The timing? Right on the heels of the Super Bowl halftime show controversy that had everyone's feeds lighting up.
Apple News has long operated as a black box when it comes to how stories get surfaced to users. Now federal regulators want answers about what's happening under the hood.
No word yet from Cupertino on whether they'll comply or push back. But when the FTC starts making noise about your news algorithm, it's rarely a casual conversation.