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Jessica Goodfellow
Jun 15, 2021

Apple's role in the splintering of the internet

A feature designed to protect user privacy may damage Apple's government relations in the future. Examining the tech company's role in exacerbating internet censorship, and the commercial cost of ethics.

Apple's biggest retail store in Asia, in Beijing, China (Getty)

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