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FTC Warns Apple Over Bias in News App Content

2/12/2026

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  • On February 11, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission warned Apple about potential consumer-protection violations stemming from bias in its News app.
  • The warning followed a Media Research Center study finding Apple News had no articles from right-leaning outlets among 620 stories in January.
  • FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson's letter to Tim Cook emphasized that suppressing news by ideology could violate the FTC Act.