One of the biggest and most listened to conservative podcasts out on the market, “The Glenn Beck Program,” seems to have been pulled from the Apple Podcasts platform, as of this writing. And it’s not just the latest podcast episode that’s missing. All of the previous episodes are gone as well. Welcome to yet another example of corporate censorship. If you dare to have a n opinion that dissents from the one being promoted by progressives, you’re likely going to have digital duct tape slapped across your mouth.
According to TheBlaze, “The host of the program, nationally syndicated radio host and Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, indicated that the Apple Podcasts Team notified him early Wednesday afternoon that his show had been removed after they had ‘found an issue with [his show] … which must be resolved before it’s available on Apple Podcasts.'”
“I have a feel these ‘issues’ with @Apple and others will keep happening the more we’re over the target,” wrote the popular podcast host and founder of Blaze Media.
I have a feeling these “issues” with @Apple and others will keep happening the more we’re over the target. pic.twitter.com/RvATfZdUzJ
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) August 16, 2023
Beck, in a corresponding video post, expressed his confusion over what the folks at Apple are “basing this one on,” pointing out he was not issued any sort of warning or strike for content that was already posted up on the platform.
So what’s the “issue” @Apple?! pic.twitter.com/r111EXD8uS
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) August 16, 2023
TheBlaze is reporting that the tech giant seems to have been looking to keep millions of listeners on the platform from hearing an episode entitled, “Trump vs. Biden: Which is the Crime Family?”
I mean, come on. That’s pretty innocuous. This isn’t the kind of episode that is somehow going to inspire radical right-wing terrorism, the left’s favorite boogeyman of the modern day. In all honesty, the title is a fair question to ask, one voters deserve to have an answer about, especially with election season starting up hot and heavy.
Check out more details from TheBlaze:
Beck publicly pondered whether “today’s podcast asking who the REAL crime family is had something to do with this apparent censorship by Apple,” adding that the show will still be available at BlazeTV.
Speaking to the significance of his show’s removal from the platform, Beck told TheBlaze, “We have millions of listeners on Apple. It has always been fair to us. I cannot imagine what we might have done to deserve this as we do our best to hit their standards. This will mean the loss of a major fan base and revenue. We have abided by their rules.”
“You may not like what I say but when did we stop being the country that would ‘fight for your right to say it?'” Beck added later in the video. “You may not like Adele (I do) but you don’t ban her music on Apple as long as she is playing by the rules.”
Beck said that he’s “praying that it is all just a mistake,” he is afraid that it might be “more sinister as we were not given any notice, strike, or even a note explaining what we might have done.”
“Freedom of speech goes two ways. If I am a private company, I can choose to do business with anyone,” said the conservative talk radio host. “And so can Apple. However, we have seen in great detail how this White House has weaponized the government and social media. That is not called freedom, that is called fascism.”
Censorship is one of the greatest enemies of liberty, and we, in the freest nation on earth, are absolutely at war with it.
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