Cool, cool, cool.

And just Apple's 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 self-professed capitalists on Capitol Hill not understand how capitalism works?

EDIT: I want to make clear, this isn't meant to be a "China BAD" post. It's a "You can't trust people whose bottom line is always money" post. Who they capitulate to is less important than the fact that they're willing to toss out morals and ethics for money.

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.

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.

Padme: These protections will extend to criticisms of Israel, right?

Anakin: ...

Apple, first trillion dollar company by being cheap pieces of shit and overcharging for cheap products made in China. Fuck apple.

Ties to China?? Uhh how about "hundreds of millions of people in China buy our phones" and that's a lottttttt of money"

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.

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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Next Wednesday they'll demand censorship of content critical of Israel and the US MIC as "disinformation".