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Apple’s China ties under Congressional scrutiny after Jon Stewart cancellation | Lawmakers demand that Apple commit to not censoring content critical of China.::Lawmakers demand that Apple commit to not censoring content critical of China.
Ffffuuuccccckkkk China the government. Get your fucking jets out of Taiwan airspace. Each time you do(5am), our jets have to scramble and it wakes everyone up. Fucking stop. We trying to sleep.
Yes, but aren’t you now even more positively inclined towards “reunification”.
Real question. Does Tiwan in average care for English speaking tourists? Because I’d love to bring my family. I have always wanted to go to china too, but, yeah, maybe not.
It does, you will feel very welcome there. In Taipei, English is no problem at all
Imagine thinking Jon Stewart of all people wouldn’t talk about certain political situations. Apple TV + looks like it won’t last long if all their content is pandering to Winnie.
When has Jon ever shied away from any discussion?
Padme: These protections will extend to criticisms of Israel, right?
Anakin: …
Has someone’s show been cancelled over criticisms of Israel?
I’d consider Israel’s proposals, to ban Journalism the government disagrees with, to be far more dangerous that a private company cancelling a show…
Not a TV show specifically, but Ai Weiwei’s gallery exhibition in London was canceled due to a tweet he posted regarding the Hamas attack and Israel. Whatever you feel about their specific comments or circumstances, several individuals and events have been affected due to an actual or perceived pro-Palestinian or anti-Israel message.
I think compelled speech is as legal as prohibited speech. Great that Congress develops a spine in an issue they’re legally incapable of affecting.
Congress is absolutely capable of affecting this. For example they could force Apple to withdraw from China (they way they have done with Nvidia).
(I’m not saying they will, but they definitely could)
Ties to China?? Uhh how about “hundreds of millions of people in China buy our phones” and that’s a lottttttt of money"
Ideally we wouldn’t sacrifice our ideals of freedom for money. This is America though and we’re all capitalist whores first and foremost though.
Apple, first trillion dollar company by being cheap pieces of shit and overcharging for cheap products made in China. Fuck apple.
Next Wednesday they’ll demand censorship of content critical of Israel and the US MIC as “disinformation”.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
These steps, lawmakers wrote, are critical to help address “broader concerns about indirect Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence over the creative expression of American artists and companies on CCP-related topics.”
Lawmakers wrote that Cook’s “recent trip to Beijing” makes it appear as if “maintaining a positive relationship with the CCP may be a priority given ongoing supply chain and financial dependencies.”
“We support the ability of artists, writers, studios, and streaming services alike to create content without fear of potential CCP retaliation and punishment,” lawmakers wrote.
“We similarly encourage American technology companies to diversify their supply chains, reduce their potential susceptibility to CCP pressure, and decrease their overall dependence on” China.
That is the primary focus of the House’s Select Committee on Competition with the Chinese Communist Party, and in the lawmakers’ letter to Cook, they said that “potential decisions to not renew shows, or not produce a film or show in the first place, due to anticipated CCP objections to particular content deny US viewers and global audiences access to important information” about China that “reflects a broader variety of perspectives” and “speaks to an important geopolitical challenge of our time.”
Lawmakers noted that if a major star like Jon Stewart can be censored, there can be little hope for “an aspiring comedian who wants to use satire to make broader points about human rights and authoritarianism.”
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Couldn’t have said it better myself
John Stewart is very smart and incredibly capable in his space but my god is he not funny. His comedy is the worst part of any of his shows, I hope they continue this because he is very passionate and informative but it probably wasn’t all that popular either in comparison to John Oliver.
Bullshit to be cancelled for criticism of China though.
Stewart pages the way for Oliver and Colbert. He was absolutely the funniest guy on TV. I do believe that his passion about setting things straight for the better of him.
Like a joker broken by the extreme sadness underlying what he used to make fun of. He cannot unsee the seriousness.
Absolutely he did, he is probably funny in person but where his greatness lies is his understanding and passion. He doesn’t end up in situations he can’t speak about, he is always well informed down to the small pieces and he has a decent ability to bring back lavity to a conversation to keep it going but comedy isn’t in his top three skills
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Cool, cool, cool.
And just their word and a pinkie swear is enough to trust that they won’t censor content for China?
Wake the fuck up, Congress.
Businesses don’t give one good god damn about democracy. They don’t give one good god damn about allegiances to one nation over another. They give a damn about money, so unless you plan on making Apple open up their fucking internal records and fucking show you that they’re not capitulating to China or anyone else, you can bet your ass they are.
How do all these fucking capitalists not understand how capitalism works?
Wrench@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How is this any different from networks firing hosts / pulling content because sponsors threaten to pull their ads?
I’m fully on the “fuck corps that cave to China’s childish demands” side. I’m still boycotting Blizzard after the Free HK scandal.
But I think it’s their choice to capitulate for access to China’s market, and it’s my choice to stop doing business with them as a result. I don’t think it’s the government’s place to essentially tell a company they can’t do business in China, unless it’s literally a national security thing like electronics with Spyware / backdoors.
gsfraley@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ll make the “China bad” post. There are very few governments with an ego as fragile as China’s. It barely even makes sense since they have the weight and soft power to lead by example, or develop healthy ties with the rest of the world. But they just. Don’t. It really gives the impression that all is not well within their borders.
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Probably not, no. But before smashing down the door guns blazing… how about a polite knock on the door and a few simple questions?
Doesn’t mean you trust the answers, but it’s worth asking first. Because they might have an answer you weren’t expecting, including “uh, I think you’re probably here to talk to the people next door - that’s got nothing to do with us”.
474D@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’re really pulling for straws here when the reason is obvious.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 1 year ago
By the same token, Apple would no doubt prefer to have its cake and eat it too—keep the show and its revenue without facing retaliation from the CCP. If Congress gives them a plausible excuse to do that, why wouldn’t they?
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They are paid very handsomely to not wake up. Things need to change.