But when it doesn't, you do the opposite. Because when it happens to benefit YOU financially, you say the right things. To say that you're a pro human rights, pro-environment, modern-thinking company to show that you stand on the good side of the ethical scale, while openly participating in the censorship of genocide by an all-powerful communist dictatorship is just totally hypocritical. But that doesn't mean it shouldn't upset you to your core. I'm sure Hitler would not have allowed documentaries about concentration camps either, it makes perfect sense. I mean of course, it makes sense that China would be upset if Apple did that. So if someone wants to make a documentary about concentration camps in China, Apple won't allow it because it has to lick China's butt. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.Īrticle Link: Report: Apple TV+ Show Based on Gawker Media Got Scrapped After Tim Cook IntervenedĬlick to expand.That's the only part that unsettles me. Note: Due to the political or social nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Political News forum. The full report about the Gawker show development and Tim Cook's intervention is available to read at The New York Times. As early as 2018, when Apple's original programming production got underway, company executives reportedly gave guidance to some show creators to "avoid portraying China in a bad light." In addition, Sunday's NYT report claims that Eddy Cue, Apple's senior VP for internet software and services, has informed Apple TV+ partners that "the two things we will never do are hard-core nudity and China."Īs the report notes, Apple has explained its "corporate red lines" to creators before. In 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that Cook killed off a Dr Dre biopic "Vital Signs" after being troubled by the show's scenes depicting drawn guns, sex, and drug use. This isn't the first time we've heard about Apple executives influencing Apple TV+ content development. Notably in 2010, it was Gawker-owned Gizmodo that got its hands on an iPhone 4 prototype that had been accidentally left in a bar by an Apple employee. ![]() The websites under Gawker Media were sold a year ago to Univision.Click to expand.As the report notes, Apple had a fraught relationship with the now-defunct media company. ![]()
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