Tim Cook has been busy traveling Europe over the last week, and his latest stop is in Italy. The Apple CEO today made an appearance at Osservatorio Permanente, an organization focused on “training young people to be active members of their community through citizenship education.”
During his speech and a subsequent question and answer session with students, Cook said that while the internet has brought many positive developments, (translated) “fake news is one of the negatives.”
“The Internet has brought so many positive things, but the fake news is one of the negatives. All of us lovers of democracy and freedom must think that separating the false from the true is the basis of freedom. Quality journalism is the foundation of every democracy and an open and free press is essential.”
Apple has made several climate change-related announcements recently, and Cook said during the event today that Apple makes renewable energy a priority not because of regulations, but because it is a “moral imperative.”
MacDailyNews Take: Here are some of Cook’s tweets from his tour:
Florence is such a special place. It was great to visit with the team and our customers at Apple Firenze. Grazie! 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/CILJzlpfjc
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 4, 2019
Quality journalism is crucial to all our lives, communities and wider society. Reassured by the passion and desire for truth shown by the students in Firenze tonight, and proud to work with Osservatorio Permanente to help students more accurately understand the world around them. pic.twitter.com/kEWldIN7P9
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 3, 2019
Hermès is a timeless example of outstanding craftsmanship and a relentless commitment to excellence — values we share deeply. Thank you Axel and Pierre-Alexis, it was a privilege to see your team at work today. pic.twitter.com/owvSscuwE2
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 2, 2019
🎼 @Newzik_App reimagined how orchestras read music — it’s a score on a different level. Thanks to their team and the musicians for showing how it all comes together with a marvelous performance! 🎻 pic.twitter.com/dTARctjibC
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 2, 2019
Apple Marché Saint-Germain is buzzing with so much creativity! Cool to see how @TyrsaMisu is using iPad Pro to transform his fresh and colorful designs into installations around the world. pic.twitter.com/2BITZuPz3A
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 2, 2019
What a visit to Apple Champs-Élysées — such a magnificent store! Loved getting to join in on a #TodayAtApple photography session. pic.twitter.com/PnSm7EQDCo
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 1, 2019
Visited with students and professors at Polytech Montpellier — they’re doing impressive things with Everyone Can Code. It’s always exciting to see how Swift opens up new opportunities for students around the world. Merci d’avoir partagé vos projets !🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/d8Vk3Q2QXe
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 1, 2019
It’s been a busy and exciting few weeks for our retail team around the world! Wonderful to meet our customers and teams at Apple Kurfürstendamm 🇩🇪 and Apple Odysseum 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/dt284UDfnD
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 1, 2019
Had a great time meeting the folks at @Ubisoft and @Pastagames, two of our amazing @AppleArcade game creators in France. Run, Rayman, run! pic.twitter.com/XDNQZKVGCC
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 1, 2019
Impressed with the growing and talented team at @Blinkist. Helping everyone understand and experience some of the best non-fiction books is a great example of how a single idea from college can evolve into a solution for a problem we all share — too little time! pic.twitter.com/8rRrms7BMY
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 30, 2019
Among the many things our Bavarian Design Center team works on are the silicon chips that improve battery life. Thanks to our teams here in Munich for their superb engineering and attention to detail. Macht weiter so mit Euer großartigen Arbeit! 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/JZT0vVCdTb
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 30, 2019
From an Apple intern to a developer success story! Wonderful to see how Karim Morsy and @Algoriddim are making DJing accessible to everyone. Thanks for a great visit! 🎶 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/eUCBdjWrJO
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 29, 2019
Prost from Oktoberfest! It’s great to be in Munich! 🍺🎡🥨 pic.twitter.com/vu7cciKPj9
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 29, 2019