Jon Stewart claims Apple wouldn't let him interview FTC chair on his show

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'Why are they so afraid to even have these conversations out in the public sphere?' he said to FTC's Lina Khan on 'The Daily Show.'

FTC chair Lina Khan and Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" on Monday night. Screenshot: Comedy Central/"The Daily Show.""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 had exercised that role to control content," it notes.

"They literally said 'please don't talk to her, having nothing to do with what you do for a living. I think they just… I don't think they cared for you is what happened," he added during his conversation with Khan. "They wouldn't let us do even that dumb thing we just did in the first act on AI. Like, what is that sensitivity? Why are they so afraid to even have these conversations out in the public sphere?": Stewart returned to "The Daily Show" in February after leaving in 2015 as its executive producer and host on Monday evenings through the 2024 election cycle.

Stewart's Apple TV+ show ended late last year after Stewart and Apple executives parted ways over creative differences, including the comedian's desire to cover topics such as China and AI, the New York TimesShare on facebook

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