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[–] [email protected] 151 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This is a bad look for Apple: it shows that there's basically no editorial independence at Apple TV, something that has been a well-established feature at for-profit newspapers and television channels for decades. This clearly demonstrates that Apple TV cannot be trusted when it comes to serious news.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is disappointing of Apple. You hire someone like Jon Stewart and you have to expect him to do hard hitting journalism! Apple is one of the biggest companies in the whole world, they can afford to support their journalists. I’m sure HBO has gone to bat for John Oliver for worse.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

They have their mouths full of winnie the pooh’s cock, and at this point they dont care about anything else.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they already monitor your imessages and if they are critical of china they snitch to the local confucius institute.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am very neutral on this in general. Honestly, Stewart does not need Apple at this point pretty much at all.

But man, to have been a fly on the wall in that meeting. I've seen Stewart's "disappointed in you and not particularly worried about it" face and it's weapons grade old dad disappointment. There were definitely sweaty outlines on many of those chairs by the end of it.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Stewart does not need Apple at this point pretty much at all.

Did he ever tho?

It's Jon Stewart. He can start a YouTube show and hit millions of subscribers within a week.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And then get banned from YouTube because he's not aligning with the company

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

If Russel Brand can be on Youtube without getting banned for his content, I think Jon would be fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Stewart could single-handedly start “JonTube” and it would be a success with no content but his own.

I could only dream of a news network with Jon at the helm. Fuck it would be glorious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

He needs a platform for his show. He probably wouldn't care if it was on OAN if he was able to do his own thing.

He's not going to do Youtube. If you're an actual celebrity, that's career suicide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Not YouTube: too controversial. But I wouldn't put it past him to start his own federated service.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good on him for sticking to his ideals. I don’t always see eye to eye with Stewart, but he’s smart, principled, and articulate. Very interesting to hear how Apple is so married to China and AI. I wonder how much we don’t hear because companies and media are afraid of angering the CCP. Thankfully Biden is continuing Trump’s policies of decoupling from China. We can’t do business with genocidal dictatorships and expect to walk away unscathed.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

We can’t do business with genocidal dictatorships and expect to walk away unscathed.

Yeah, we learned not to do business with genocidal dictatorships after ww2... Except all those dictatorships that we funded to kill leftists.

But then we learned not to do business with genocidal dictatorships after the cold war... Except all those dictatorships that we funded to buy oil.

But this time I'm sure we definitely learned not to do business with genocidal dictatorships even when they align with our policy goals.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's almost like corporate profits are more important than the message.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Thank god it was cancelled… people would have discovered that china uses ai for controlling their citizens (and possibly others). Something that is totally not known to anyone

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

I appreciate that this is a forum for Apple enthusiasts, but as someone who is not particularly enthusiastic about any big tech company but loves Jon Stewart, I consider this good news. Hopefully he'll keep it going somewhere else.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Canceling Apple TV over this, knew they were spineless, but this is pathetic since it’s one of the few shows I watch on it. Growing really tired of all these service subscriptions as it is.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I’ll do you one better - I’m going to pirate every apple show I watch just do they don’t get my money.

I refer to this tactic by its official name: “How I watch everything already.” 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apple also makes original content for Apple News+, they have some podcasts. I wonder if their original work there is subject to the same policy. If so, that really undermines their credibility as a news source.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

First episode on the new network - The Problem With Apple

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

You know he's gonna talk about it soon

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I'm sure he can move his show to another service without these Apple hangups.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Just cancelled Apple TV+ 🙂

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly, I don't get why he didn't just go on YouTube full episodes instead of apple. I would love to watch his show, but I don't want to pay apple a subscription.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Because Google didn't offer him a contract

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

already in the news: Apple is dumping China as fast as they can without majorly impacting their products. Manufacturing switching to other countries already.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Damn. I would really like to see his commentary on everything going on now.

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