Apple Shareholders Demand Answers About Alleged Political, Religious Censorship

‘Shareholders own it, which means that shareholders get the final say,’ said Jerry Bowyer, a consultant to shareholders

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., on June 5, 2023. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo

In 1984, Apple ran its now iconic Super Bowl ad, directed by Hollywood heavyweight Ridley Scott, in which a young female athlete with a sledgehammer destroys an enormous video screen from which “Big Brother” issues diktats to a cowed population that is seated in rows and dressed in gray prison attire.

It was an ad for the Macintosh computer, and an upstart challenge to the overwhelming dominance of Bill Gates’ computer software firm, Microsoft. Today, however, some say that a role reversal has taken place.