> specific political goal to break up large corporations
you mean regulatory job of enforcing the antitrust laws that were passed by multiple Congresses? She's not making this stuff up she's enforcing antitrust laws that haven't been enforced for decades which is part of the reason our society is so unequal and the economy so centralized
> Apple didn’t want to pay to give Lina Kahn time on their platform.
Jon Stewart wanted her on the show, they said no. That's them exercising their censorship power. If Amazon says you can't sell a book on their cite because they don't like you that's them exercising censorship power too.
> If she, or Jon Stewart, were censored, we wouldn’t be seeing their conversation here.
Just because Apple doesn't own other platforms like YouTube and Comedy Central doesn't mean they're unable to exercise censorship.
> there is nothing requiring Apple to provide him with a show if they don’t like his approach
For sure Apple can make editorial decisions but the government's lawyers claim: "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"
They didn't just block Lina Khan they blocked discussions about China and AI. As more power is concentrated in fewer hands and fewer media providers that's something to consider when enforcing antitrust laws. In Khan's words:
“I think it just shows one of the dangers of what happens when you concentrate so much power and so much decision-making in a small number of companies.”
No. I’m not talking about enforcement of anti-trust laws as passed by congress. Do some research about Khan’s own theories and you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Choosing not to commission a show on a particular subject, is not censorship.
And Khan is simply wrong in the claim you quoted. In fact it’s absurd. There is no shortage of commentary on both AI, and China. Apple chose not to buy a few shows about these topics from one person - that’s all. The fact that Khan claims this is ‘dangerous’, when you can literally watch any commentary you like including hers on Apple’s platforms shows that she is out of touch with reality.
connor11528|1 year ago
you mean regulatory job of enforcing the antitrust laws that were passed by multiple Congresses? She's not making this stuff up she's enforcing antitrust laws that haven't been enforced for decades which is part of the reason our society is so unequal and the economy so centralized
> Apple didn’t want to pay to give Lina Kahn time on their platform.
Jon Stewart wanted her on the show, they said no. That's them exercising their censorship power. If Amazon says you can't sell a book on their cite because they don't like you that's them exercising censorship power too.
> If she, or Jon Stewart, were censored, we wouldn’t be seeing their conversation here.
Just because Apple doesn't own other platforms like YouTube and Comedy Central doesn't mean they're unable to exercise censorship.
> there is nothing requiring Apple to provide him with a show if they don’t like his approach
For sure Apple can make editorial decisions but the government's lawyers claim: "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"
They didn't just block Lina Khan they blocked discussions about China and AI. As more power is concentrated in fewer hands and fewer media providers that's something to consider when enforcing antitrust laws. In Khan's words:
“I think it just shows one of the dangers of what happens when you concentrate so much power and so much decision-making in a small number of companies.”
t888|1 year ago
Choosing not to commission a show on a particular subject, is not censorship.
And Khan is simply wrong in the claim you quoted. In fact it’s absurd. There is no shortage of commentary on both AI, and China. Apple chose not to buy a few shows about these topics from one person - that’s all. The fact that Khan claims this is ‘dangerous’, when you can literally watch any commentary you like including hers on Apple’s platforms shows that she is out of touch with reality.
DrNosferatu|1 year ago
You have absolutely no grounds to make that claim.
So, I hope you get paid to come here to HN and post stuff like that - because if you’re not, it doesn’t really reflect well on you…
The burden of proof is on you: where’s the public denial by Apple?
However, I did find this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/business/media/jon-stewar...
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htk|1 year ago