“The American public increasingly relies on services like Apple News to provide them with information, and they deserve to have access to perspectives across the political spectrum. To deny consumers that ability through algorithmic promotion or editorial bias is a disservice to those who use your product. According to the Media Research Center (MRC), which analyzed over 600 stories featured by Apple News in the morning time slots between January 1 and January 31 of this year, 440 of these were published by left-leaning outlets. A whopping zero stories from outlets considered right-leaning were featured. These outlet ratings came from AllSides, a nonpartisan organization that utilizes a panel of experts from the left, center, and right to analyze the political leaning of news outlets. While AllSides did not participate in MRC’s study, the director of their media bias rating system said she was ‘not surprised at all’ and Americans are not ‘getting the full scope of perspectives available.’”

“The Federal Trade Commission, under the leadership of Chairman Andrew Ferguson, recently sent a letter to your company calling on Apple to review its policies and warning that the systematic suppression of viewpoints—regardless of political affiliation—could violate consumer protection rules. I echo Chairman Ferguson’s concerns. Apple News is automatically installed on Apple devices and was purportedly ranked the most popular news application in the United States, Canada, and Australia in January. You have a responsibility to offer access to information without favor or bias toward one political party.”