{"id":435891,"date":"2022-04-22T21:27:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fccs-brendan-carr-slams-apples-tim-cook-for-china-hypocrisy\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T21:27:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:27:04","slug":"fccs-brendan-carr-slams-apples-tim-cook-for-china-hypocrisy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fccs-brendan-carr-slams-apples-tim-cook-for-china-hypocrisy\/","title":{"rendered":"#FCC&#8217;s Brendan Carr slams Apple&#8217;s Tim Cook for China hypocrisy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33bdb1e09bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33bdb1e09bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fccs-brendan-carr-slams-apples-tim-cook-for-china-hypocrisy\/#%E2%80%9CFCCs_Brendan_Carr_slams_Apples_Tim_Cook_for_China_hypocrisy%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;FCC&#8217;s Brendan Carr slams Apple&#8217;s Tim Cook for China hypocrisy&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFCCs_Brendan_Carr_slams_Apples_Tim_Cook_for_China_hypocrisy%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;FCC&#8217;s Brendan Carr slams Apple&#8217;s Tim Cook for China hypocrisy&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A top Federal Communications Commission official slammed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le CEO Tim Cook for hypocrisy on human rights issues \u2013 arguing the iPhone maker\u2019s dealings with the Chinese Communist Party were at odds with its claimed commitment to protecting consumer rights.<\/p>\n<p>FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr detailed his concerns about the tech giant\u2019s activities in China policies in a letter that referenced <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\/news\/video\/keynote-tim-cook-apple-ceo-iapp-global-privacy-summit-2022\/\">Cook\u2019s recent keynote address<\/a> at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022 where Apple\u2019s top boss spoke at length against the exploitation of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to infringe on users\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p>Carr, the FCC\u2019s senior Republican member, said that Cook\u2019s \u201cwords founder upon the harsh reality of Apple\u2019s conduct in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, at the very same time that you were speaking in D.C. about your App Store policies promoting privacy and human rights, your company was continuing its well documented campaign in Beijing of aggressively censoring apps at the best of the Communist Party of China,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/1517181456732540934\/photo\/2\">Carr wrote in the letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apple is one of several major US companies that have faced criticism for expanding business operations in China despite mounting concerns that Beijing is committing human rights abuses against its population.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apple\u2019s CEO Tim Cook gave a speech last week in D.C. where he spoke in eloquent terms about Apple\u2019s commitment to running the App Store in a way that promotes human rights.<\/p>\n<p>But his words in Washington founder upon the harsh reality of Apple&#8217;s conduct in China.<\/p>\n<p>My letter to \ud83c\udf4e <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cKMlQpysV\">pic.twitter.com\/6cKMlQpysV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/1517181456732540934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many of the allegations are tied to the Chinese government\u2019s crackdown on ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region \u2013 where human rights activists have accused Beijing of various abuses \u2013 including mass surveillance, forced labor and the establishment of internment camps. The US government has labeled China\u2019s actions a genocide.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2021, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/seven-apple-suppliers-accused-of-using-forced-labor-from-xinjiang?irclickid=WVLXIXRSexyIUoS1q%3AwlC1f4UkGXrcUIE1LT0Y0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=affiliate&amp;utm_medium=cpa&amp;utm_campaign=10078-Skimbit+Ltd.&amp;utm_term=businessinsider.com\">The Information (paywall)<\/a> reported that seven of Apple\u2019s suppliers were linked to alleged forced labor operations in the Xinjiang region. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apple has repeatedly stated that it has \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/supplier-responsibility\/pdf\/Apple-Combat-Human-Trafficking-and-Slavery-in-Supply-Chain-2020.pdf\">zero tolerance<\/a>\u201d for forced labor within its supply chain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr\" class=\"wp-image-22003150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is the panel\u2019s senior Republican.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cook touted Apple\u2019s stance during the April 12 speech \u2013 declaring that the tech giant views privacy as \u201ca fundamental human right \u2013 one that is essential to our vision of a world in which technology enriches people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cook also touted Apple\u2019s \u201ccommitment to protecting people from a data industrial complex, built on a foundation of surveillance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this very moment, companies are mining data about the details of our lives \u2013 the shops and restaurants we frequent, the causes we support, the websites we choose to read,\u201d Cook said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Apple products\" class=\"wp-image-22003148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Apple has faced scrutiny for its dealings with the Chinese government.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carr said he decided to contact Cook after learning that Apple had removed the Congressionally-funded \u201cVoice of America\u201d app from its App Store in China \u2013 a decision the commissioner said occurred at the behest of the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>Carr described the appl\u2019s removal as \u201cdeeply troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FCC official noted Apple had previously removed Quran and Bible apps from its App Store. He pressed Cook to inform the FCC by April 29 whether Apple planned to restore access to the Voice of America app.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Apple said the \u201cVoice of America\u201d app was removed from China\u2019s App Store due to local legal requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in 2017, we were notified by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) that the Voice of America app did not comply with local\u00a0laws because it lacked a license to operate in the country,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe are required to comply with local laws where we do business, even though\u00a0we may sometimes disagree. The app remains available for download in other countries.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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