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  "path": "/2026/02/17/trump-ftc-threatens-apple-with-a-fake-investigation-into-its-nonexistent-liberal-news-bias/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T13:26:55.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "apple",
    "andrew ferguson",
    "bias",
    "first amendment",
    "free speech",
    "ftc",
    "journalism",
    "media",
    "propaganda",
    "section 5",
    "tim cook"
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  "textContent": "Here we go again. The Trump FTC has threatened Apple and CEO Tim Cook with a fake investigation claiming that Apple News doesn’t do a good enough job coddling right wing, Trump-friendly ideology. The announcement and associated letter pretends that Apple is violating Section 5 of the FTC Act (which “prohibits unfair or deceptive acts […]",
  "title": "Trump FTC Threatens Apple With A Fake Investigation Into Its Nonexistent ‘Liberal News Bias’"
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