{"id":42737,"date":"2024-04-03T15:04:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T19:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=42737"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:25:43","slug":"apples-problem-with-lina-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/03\/apples-problem-with-lina-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s Problem With Lina Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Stoller<\/a> (ArsTechnica<\/a>):<\/p>\n

As part of the claim outside of the smartphone, the Antitrust Division asserted<\/a> that “Apple’s conduct extends beyond just monopoly profits and even affects the flow of speech. For example, Apple is rapidly expanding its role as a TV and movie producer and has exercised that role to control content.” Some economists mocked the suit, suggesting, among other things, that political power should have no role in analysis of how monopolies function.<\/p>

A recent incident should have disabused us all of that naive illusion. Last night, Jon Stewart interviewed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on the Daily Show. Stewart, after a long hiatus, which included a stint doing a podcast for Apple TV+, resumed hosting the show he made famous, even if only one night a week. During the interview with Khan, he said that Apple had blocked him from interviewing her while he was at Apple. “They literally said, please don’t talk to her,” he offered. Stewart also noted that Apple had told him not to do segments on artificial intelligence, adding to his earlier complaints<\/a> about Apple’s refusal to sanction discussions of China.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Note that Stewart was trying to interview Khan for his podcast<\/a>, not for his actual Apple TV+ show.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n