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milsorgen
Not a big fan of censorship myself.
upofadown
>...saying in November that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded...

Wait, he called for the murder of two public figures? Is that somehow legal in the US?

Added: Guess not: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/373

User23
It can be legal if it’s hyperbole. Lots of people say things like “I’m gonna kill him” without actually committing a crime.
mc32
Same as a comedienne that did a picture of a beheaded president and mockingly said, blood coming out of his eyes... his whatever.

If someone did something similar for the now president I imagine some people would have issue with it.

[dead] justaguyOOL
Just go ban and censor everything and everyone. Just great!
bryan_w
Shame on Apple for giving such an reprehensible man a megaphone. They should be sued like any other publisher would be.
satya71
Bit disingenuous. Apple doesn’t own podcasts like Twitter and YouTube own their platforms, but it’s definitely the dominant directory.

Delisting should reduce distribution some.

sneak
What's next? Are we going to shame Samsung for selling him a phone, or T-Mobile for selling him phone service? Amazon for selling him podcast mics?
User23
Don’t forget banking.
Triv888
The way it's going I would not be surprised if it happened sooner rather then later... I wish I had the money to buy my own country... Lol
[dead] sand_castles
It's ironic to watch the US implement the same type of heavy handed approach to dissent that is common in authoritarian countries around the world.

I wonder if Steve Bannon ends up getting asylum in Russia and becomes neighbors with Snowden.