Apple’s Tim Cook Says Parler Would Go Back on App Store ‘If They Get Their Moderation Together’

PERINO Let s keep ░░░░░░░░ about this with Fox ░░░░░░░░ Sunday anchor Chris Wallace ░░░░░░░░ great to have you ░░░░░░░░ landed an interview with ░░░░░░░░ CEO Tim Cook and ░░░░░░░░ air in full on ░░░░░░░░ but you gave us ░░░░░░░░ sneak peek Let s ░░░░░░░░ a look Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ How did you decide ░░░░░░░░ balance free speech with ░░░░░░░░ content COOK We looked ░░░░░░░░ the incitement to violence ░░░░░░░░ was on there and ░░░░░░░░ don t consider that ░░░░░░░░ speech and incitement to ░░░░░░░░ has an intersection Wallace ░░░░░░░░ about the argument that ░░░░░░░░ taking Parler off Apple ░░░░░░░░ addition to what other ░░░░░░░░ are doing that you ░░░░░░░░ just driving these people ░░░░░░░░ views further underground COOK ░░░░░░░░ have only suspended them ░░░░░░░░ And so if they ░░░░░░░░ their moderation together they ░░░░░░░░ be back on there ░░░░░░░░ ends PERINO Chris did ░░░░░░░░ get the sense that ░░░░░░░░ Cook understands the gravity ░░░░░░░░ the moment and the ░░░░░░░░ decisions that are being ░░░░░░░░ around this activity Wallace ░░░░░░░░ I think first of ░░░░░░░░ Dana you need to ░░░░░░░░ Apple from Twitter in ░░░░░░░░ sense that Apple is ░░░░░░░░ a social media platform ░░░░░░░░ has a store and ░░░░░░░░ has rules of participation ░░░░░░░░ products apps that want ░░░░░░░░ be in that store ░░░░░░░░ one of them is ░░░░░░░░ there be content moderation ░░░░░░░░ felt that Parler was ░░░░░░░░ living up to its ░░░░░░░░ of that agreement and ░░░░░░░░ they took them out ░░░░░░░░ the store although people ░░░░░░░░ had already downloaded Parler ░░░░░░░░ continue to use it ░░░░░░░░ it weren t for ░░░░░░░░ and what they ve ░░░░░░░░ I think the point ░░░░░░░░ they re not a ░░░░░░░░ media platform but what ░░░░░░░░ are concerned about and ░░░░░░░░ think that s probably ░░░░░░░░ that you see a ░░░░░░░░ of on these social ░░░░░░░░ Big Tech companies are ░░░░░░░░ about is the degree ░░░░░░░░ which things that are ░░░░░░░░ on their platforms are ░░░░░░░░ used to sell the ░░░░░░░░ of violence that we ░░░░░░░░ last week in the ░░░░░░░░ s Capitol When you ░░░░░░░░ people talking about QAnon ░░░░░░░░ there were people that ░░░░░░░░ a minute away it ░░░░░░░░ turns out of The ░░░░░░░░ Post from getting their ░░░░░░░░ on Mike Pence and ░░░░░░░░ able to arrest him ░░░░░░░░ or to execute him ░░░░░░░░ some of the people ░░░░░░░░ basing that on QAnon ░░░░░░░░ allegations that Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ a child pedophile So ░░░░░░░░ know you can understand ░░░░░░░░ Big Tech would be ░░░░░░░░ about that PERINO And ░░░░░░░░ where do you think ░░░░░░░░ m sure you probably ░░░░░░░░ into it with him ░░░░░░░░ we ll watch the ░░░░░░░░ interview to get that ░░░░░░░░ but do you believe ░░░░░░░░ these Silicon Valley companies ░░░░░░░░ that there is a ░░░░░░░░ leadership in Washington in ░░░░░░░░ ways there is bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ in going after these ░░░░░░░░ but for different reasons ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Tim Cook again ░░░░░░░░ Apple is a different ░░░░░░░░ of company than Twitter ░░░░░░░░ or Facebook is it ░░░░░░░░ products it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ a social media platform ░░░░░░░░ quite frankly did not ░░░░░░░░ to get lumped in ░░░░░░░░ them and obviously he ░░░░░░░░ at pains to say ░░░░░░░░ we re each doing ░░░░░░░░ for a different reason ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ it sound like there ░░░░░░░░ collusion there They certainly ░░░░░░░░ that there are implications ░░░░░░░░ all of this in ░░░░░░░░ of free speech but ░░░░░░░░ know as he said ░░░░░░░░ feel that there is ░░░░░░░░ difference between free speech ░░░░░░░░ violent content violent threats ░░░░░░░░ in this case conspiracies ░░░░░░░░ they see a difference ░░░░░░░░ the two But it ░░░░░░░░ raise the question Dana ░░░░░░░░ you get into this ░░░░░░░░ start saying well this ░░░░░░░░ over the line as ░░░░░░░░ speech this becomes violent ░░░░░░░░ you have to decide ░░░░░░░░ it s Twitter or ░░░░░░░░ or whatever where you ░░░░░░░░ going to draw the ░░░░░░░░ there And that of ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ they re drawing the ░░░░░░░░ on right wing speech ░░░░░░░░ would they do the ░░░░░░░░ for left-wing speech?”