After a preview of the interview yesterday, CBS this morning aired its full interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook today. Cook joined Gayle King to talk about Apple’s new announcements about the racial equity and justice initiative, the decision to launch Parler from the App Store, and more.
On Parler:
In addition to similar decisions by Google and Amazon, Apple made the decision last week to remove the right-wing social network Parler from the App Store. Cook explained that Parler has problems with moderation, and that if the company wants to implement a moderation system, it can return to the App Store.
cook: “Parler has some problems with moderation. There are some examples of incitement to violence. They should increase it with moderation. Our hope is that they do and return to the store. ”
King: “So that they can come to the store again? They could? “
cook: “Yes. We suspended them. We did not ban them. ”
King: “As you know, the CEO raises questions about his right to the first amendment. What do you say about the case? ”
cook: “We have terms of service for our App Store, and he violates some of these terms of service. All we’re asking for, Gayle, is that he meet the terms of service. ”
But in addition to removing Apple Parler from the App Store, the service was also dropped by host company Amazon. While Parler has since found a new host, the future of the service remains unclear.
About the motivation behind Apple’s Wednesday REJI announcements:
Asked by King what had given him ‘attention to systemic racism’, Cook pointed to many examples during his childhood:
‘Obviously I think everyone who lived in the times I lived in the 60s and 70s and grew up in that period saw it first hand. When I was five years old, John Lewis was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. When I was eight years old, the riots took place in Stonewall. Both have changed the course of time and the course of my life. ‘
‘If you experience or read about such things, and then apply it to what you see today, there was systemic racism, there is systemic racism. It will not go away unless we do something about it. ‘
He also spoke specifically about the uprising that took place at the American Capitol last week:
“It was a very sad and shameful day. Probably like you, I could not believe what I saw. I felt like I was in a different form of reality or something. It really touches you here (pointing to heart). ”
“I think it’s important that people are held accountable for it. This is not something that should skate. This is something we need to be very serious about and understand, and then we need to move forward. ”
Finally, Cook was asked about his goals for Apple and his goals for the United States in 2021:
To me, it’s always the same. Whether it’s in what year it’s, doing as much as possible to help other people and enrich their lives. That’s Apple’s goal. For the country, I hope we will enter a stage in our country where we are in two again. ‘
Lisa Jackson
Apple President Jackson Jackson also joined CBS this morning to talk about Apple’s latest announcements regarding racial equity and justice, including the new Propel Center in Atlanta.
‘HBCUs have a history of leadership in our community. The Propel Center will be a place for all HBCU students and the surrounding community. This is a place for Apple and other businesses to join the HBCU talent pool. We know that the talent is already there, and we know that these students are trying to do what every student does: drive themselves to a better future and a better life. ‘
You can see the full form CBS this morning below, which also includes more comments from Jackson and Cook, below. More details about Apple’s REJI announcements can be found here in our full coverage.
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