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Apple Postpones Jessica Chastain Thriller 'The Savant' Amid Current Events

21 points by raw_anon_1111 1y ago

wryoak 1y ago
They didn’t postpone season five of Slow Horses despite being exactly the same content
- backprop1989 1y ago
  The article mentions that Apple paused the show due to geopolitical tensions and its own interests in the region (selling phones to middle eastern customers). Similar reasons to why they cancelled Jon Stewart’s show (which is also mentioned by the article). Slow horses doesn’t really have the same sensitivity - it’s a comedy, which gives it some cover.
  - otterley 1y ago
    Slow Horses is a comedy?! It has some humorous dialogue at times, but ultimately it’s a (rather violent and tense) political drama. Lighthearted and silly, it is not.
porcoda 1y ago
Tehran season 3 had a similar fate due to the situation in the region. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/tehran-season-3-apple-tv-release-date-1236308526/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/tehran-...
- raw_anon_1111 1y ago
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- hooch 1y ago
  It was still shown in Israel though and can be found online.
gigatexal 1y ago
Remember when Apple stood for something like when they fought the FBI and won on the San Bernardino case... and here with art, and speech, they're caving to the thin skinned Trump administration. Disgusting. But not irrational. They're not above the administration and are beholden to it... so now that Trump has weaponized every part of government to fill his tiny hands and even smaller ego they are taking steps to stay in his good graces. It's disgusting.
- bitpush 1y ago
  > Remember when Apple stood for something like when they fought the FBI It was very calculated, and not a principled stand like most people would believe. They knew the then government couldnt push them, and they stood to gain the halo effect. "Privacy is human right" followed, and they basked in the glory. And now .. they know there's going to be a pushback, and Apple tucks their tail like how they did in China for decades. Apple has always been hypocritical, and now it is on full display to even the most ardent fans.
  - gigatexal 1y ago
    Yes Apple has been a bit two faced about things. App Store ads? Yuuuup. Their own ad network? Come on! But their privacy stance is still far better than that of Meta or Google. (I guess I could be wrong and I’d be happy to see a study or something that says that.) It is an interesting hypothesis to posit that the Trump administration is just calling everyone on their shit and in the case Apple blinked. Or, you could see the Trump administration and he himself for what I think he is trying to be: a king, a despot, and a tyrant and the whole project 2025 retribution cult is just following the play book and attacking woke companies like Apple.
    - bitpush 1y ago
      > But their privacy stance is still far better than that of Meta or Google. Agreed, but they kind of stumbled into it. I dont know what to think of it. Apple didnt start out with "We believe ad targeting is bad", if that was the case, they would have never let Facebook on the platform. And they never kicked them off of it, even while constantly saying 'ad targeting is bad'.
theturtle 1y ago
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RickJWagner 1y ago
Probably wise at this time. The US could use some cooling and deescalation.

21 points by raw_anon_1111 1y ago

wryoak 1y ago

They didn’t postpone season five of Slow Horses despite being exactly the same content

backprop1989 1y ago
The article mentions that Apple paused the show due to geopolitical tensions and its own interests in the region (selling phones to middle eastern customers). Similar reasons to why they cancelled Jon Stewart’s show (which is also mentioned by the article). Slow horses doesn’t really have the same sensitivity - it’s a comedy, which gives it some cover.
- otterley 1y ago
  Slow Horses is a comedy?! It has some humorous dialogue at times, but ultimately it’s a (rather violent and tense) political drama. Lighthearted and silly, it is not.

porcoda 1y ago

Tehran season 3 had a similar fate due to the situation in the region. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/tehran-season-3-apple-tv-release-date-1236308526/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/tehran-...

raw_anon_1111 1y ago
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hooch 1y ago
It was still shown in Israel though and can be found online.

gigatexal 1y ago

Remember when Apple stood for something like when they fought the FBI and won on the San Bernardino case... and here with art, and speech, they're caving to the thin skinned Trump administration. Disgusting. But not irrational. They're not above the administration and are beholden to it... so now that Trump has weaponized every part of government to fill his tiny hands and even smaller ego they are taking steps to stay in his good graces. It's disgusting.

bitpush 1y ago
> Remember when Apple stood for something like when they fought the FBI It was very calculated, and not a principled stand like most people would believe. They knew the then government couldnt push them, and they stood to gain the halo effect. "Privacy is human right" followed, and they basked in the glory. And now .. they know there's going to be a pushback, and Apple tucks their tail like how they did in China for decades. Apple has always been hypocritical, and now it is on full display to even the most ardent fans.
- gigatexal 1y ago
  Yes Apple has been a bit two faced about things. App Store ads? Yuuuup. Their own ad network? Come on! But their privacy stance is still far better than that of Meta or Google. (I guess I could be wrong and I’d be happy to see a study or something that says that.) It is an interesting hypothesis to posit that the Trump administration is just calling everyone on their shit and in the case Apple blinked. Or, you could see the Trump administration and he himself for what I think he is trying to be: a king, a despot, and a tyrant and the whole project 2025 retribution cult is just following the play book and attacking woke companies like Apple.
  - bitpush 1y ago
    > But their privacy stance is still far better than that of Meta or Google. Agreed, but they kind of stumbled into it. I dont know what to think of it. Apple didnt start out with "We believe ad targeting is bad", if that was the case, they would have never let Facebook on the platform. And they never kicked them off of it, even while constantly saying 'ad targeting is bad'.

theturtle 1y ago

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RickJWagner 1y ago

Probably wise at this time. The US could use some cooling and deescalation.