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Jon Stewart’s Apple Show Abruptly Ends Due to Disagreements Over China, AI: Reports
New York Post ^ | Oct. 20, 2023 | Ariel Zilber

Posted on 10/20/2023 2:07:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Jon Stewart’s show on Apple’s TV streaming service is no more — and China was reportedly an issue.

Stewart and Apple have parted ways after executives at the tech giant expressed misgivings about future episodes of the show that would potentially delve into sensitive topics such as China and artificial intelligence, according to The New York Times.The move brings about a surprise end to “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” which ran for two years on Apple TV+.

Initially, the show was a ratings flop, managing a meager audience in its first season. But the second season brought several viral moments. The show eventually earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding talk series.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: appletv; china; jonstewart
How come so many U.S. institutions will protect China at all costs.

Between this and his support for the lab leak theory, he may be looked down upon. Of course, he still thinks all white people are evil.

1 posted on 10/20/2023 2:07:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Good for Jon Stewart in standing up to Apple and their ChiCom puppetmasters!


2 posted on 10/20/2023 2:09:49 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: nickcarraway

2 minutes after they broke up, his agent called Elon Musk.


3 posted on 10/20/2023 2:14:35 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: nickcarraway

Because they want access to a market that has 20% of the human population.

For the love of money is the root of all evil.


4 posted on 10/20/2023 2:15:19 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It never rains in sunny Alberta. It always rains in rainy Alberta.)
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To: monkeyshine

There is no US-based capitalist more subservient to China than Musk.


5 posted on 10/20/2023 3:00:11 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel

“There is no US-based capitalist more subservient to China than Musk.”


I nominate Raytheon, which says it has has thousands of Chinese subcontractors.

https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/19/raytheon-china-greg-hayes-decoupling/


6 posted on 10/20/2023 3:04:21 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Miami Rebel

Perhaps. But he may not last long in China anyway with their domestic market putting out much cheaper electric cars. However, Musk has opened Twitter up to people such as Tucker Carlson. He purportedly wants it to be a free and open public square. He’s also offered content creators 100% of their ad revenues for a year (minus Apple fees). So whether and how he is able to walk that balance will be interesting to see unfold. Musk also wants to take on Apple and Google in various areas - he rebranded X because he wants it to be an all-purpose social media search payments content platform, not just a place for snarky comments from bitter people.


7 posted on 10/20/2023 3:04:47 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine

They invited Musk in to steal the technology.


8 posted on 10/20/2023 3:05:40 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MeganC

Stewart may be one of the few liberals with some principles.


9 posted on 10/20/2023 3:06:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: monkeyshine

Musk seems ‘reasonable’ only compared to the last generation of tycoons like Gates, Larry Ellison, and current Bezos.

He’s still shadow banning people on Twitter over more or less nothing. It’s not as bad as with Dorsey and the actual feds running it, but it’s not really that great either.


10 posted on 10/20/2023 3:06:56 PM PDT by Paul5
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To: Jonty30

This.


11 posted on 10/20/2023 3:28:54 PM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: monkeyshine

The real reason was the show was a flop.

Nolte: Apple TV+ Parts Ways with Jon Stewart and His Basement-Rated Show
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/10/20/nolte-apple-tv-parts-ways-with-jon-stewart-and-his-basement-rated-show/


12 posted on 10/20/2023 10:21:38 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: monkeyshine

“Tesla’s made-in-Shanghai vehicles remain well received by mainland Chinese and foreign customers.” The factory, located in the city’s Lingang free-trade zone and also known as Giga Shanghai, churned out 710,000 vehicles last year, more than half of the company’s total output of 1.31 million units.

Sep 6, 2023

Musk will NOT piss off his Chinese masters.


13 posted on 10/21/2023 5:58:00 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: nickcarraway

Because China owns their butts.


14 posted on 10/21/2023 6:00:35 AM PDT by OKSooner (Be especially sure to take extra wool socks.)
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To: nickcarraway

$$$$$$


15 posted on 10/21/2023 10:14:03 AM PDT by coalminersson
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To: nickcarraway

Haha! Tuckered . . . it needs to become a thing.


16 posted on 10/21/2023 10:20:06 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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