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"The Problem With Jon Stewart" streams on Apple TV+.
  • Apple was asked by a House committee to explain its decision to cancel Jon Stewart's show.
  • "The Problem with Jon Stewart," which streams on Apple TV+, was canceled last month.
  • The House committee want Apple to permit content critical of the Chinese Communist Party. 

Lawmakers have asked Apple to explain why "The Problem with Jon Stewart" was recently canceled.

In a letter sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook Wednesday, the bipartisan House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party questioned the decision to cancel Stewart's show, suggesting that content relating to China was being censored to protect Apple's interests in a key market.