Apple CEO Tim Cook teased an announcement on Wednesday, saying that everyone involved in the January 6 siege of the US Capitol should be “held accountable”.
Apple CEO sits down with ‘CBS This morning, Gayle King talks about an unspecified company announcement scheduled for Jan. 13. However, during the scheduled interview, King asked Cook about the Capitol’s storms.
“I think it’s important that people are held accountable for that,” Cook said. “It’s not something that has to skate. It’s something we have to be very serious about and understand. And then we have to move forward.”
When asked if President Donald Trump should be held accountable for his part in inciting the riot, Cook did not name the president, but did say that all involved should be held accountable.
“I don’t think anyone is above the law. I mean, it’s a wonderful thing about our country, and we’re a rule of law country,” Cook said. “I think everyone who took part in it should be held accountable.”
In the wake of the Capitol Hill attack, Apple has taken steps to remove the conservative social media platform Parler from the App Store due to its failure to moderate content that may have incited violence.
The remarks about the siege of the Capitol and President Trump were just small snippets of a longer interview that ‘CBS This Morning “will be released on Wednesday. The previously scheduled interview was arranged for a different purpose, King noted. Cook agreed to comment on the Capitol Hill situation.
It’s not clear what the interview is about, though King said it’s an important company announcement. She said it is not a new product, but ‘something bigger and better’ that is ‘very exciting’. The clip contained few clues on Tuesday about the announcement, though the interview itself was conducted with King at an Apple Store and Cook at Apple Park in Cupertino.
As for the announcements pending, Apple should not yet track the transparency tracking feature for the app that it would have promised in early 2021. The fact that the announcement will take place in the middle of CES 2021 may be noteworthy, as Apple has decided to change its privacy policy during the annual technology show in the past.