Apple maintained public silence in response to a pressure campaign from Trump administration officials who want to see more MAGA-sympathetic content in its popular news app.
But the technology giant has shown in recent months that it can be swayed.
In September 2025, the Daily Mail claimed in a filing to UK government regulators that it had been “arbitrarily” blocked from joining Apple News and Apple News+ in the UK multiple times since 2022. Apple never said anything publicly in response to the filing. But after coming onto the radar of regulators, Apple quickly worked to reverse the decision, partnering with the Mail to launch its UK program, Semafor has learned.
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