During the annual shareholder meeting, Apple voted to continue dramatic La programs and rejected a resolution calling for accountability for its efforts to stop online sex abuse of children.
ADF Director of Communications and Coalitions Jay Hobbs said in a same-day press conference that liberal groups working with legal strong Alliance Defending Freedom set the entire objective of four resolutions at Apple’s Feb. 25 investor meeting.  ,
According to Hobbs, one quality demanded a statement on the “decision to replace an iOS application performance designed to identify child sex abuse material.” In addition, another resolutions demanded that Apple abandon its “divisive, unfair, and legally-risky La policies,” review its moral practices for AI data collection, and be transparent about its “partnerships with activist groups that pressure companies to hurt free speech and religious freedom,” such as the so-called Human Rights Campaign and the extreme Southern Poverty Law Center. According to BBC News, Apple rejected all four propositions.
However, Jerry Bowyer, the president of Bowyer Research, who collaborated with the American Family Association to create the anti-child sexual abuse solution, suggested Apple might continue to change its policies.
” In tomorrow’s meeting, Apple did waver a little bit”, Bowyer said in the ADF lecture. ” I think there’s more budging to be done” . ,
Doing Not Hold Children Porn Responsible
The firm claimed in its 2025 Substitute Declaration that the anti-child sexual misuse resolution called for “universal monitoring”.
Apple, according to the company’s statement in the report, “has demonstrated its commitment to helping guard kids in a changing virtual landscape and has developed innovative solutions like Communication Safety.”
Apple is cited as a “mainstream contribution to intimate abuse,” according to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, though. According to the NCSE, the company has “abandon]ed ] plans to detect child sex abuse material on iCloud” and allows sex-themed apps for children as young as 4.
” This Big Tech giant refuses to recognize child sex abuse materials, hosts dangerous software with deceptive period rankings and descriptions, and won’t default security features for teens”, reads the NCSE site. Apple has undoubtedly stifled efforts to end sexual exploitation among its young users in a time when child exploitation is at an all-time higher and is rising alarmingly fast.
Apple had previously requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) grant its request to stay out of the resolution, which sought to hold accountable for efforts to combat online child sex abuse. The SEC turned down Apple’s request.
The resolution demanded that the business prepare a” transparency report on the costs and advantages of the business’s choices regarding the use of child sex abuse material ( CSAM ) identifying software.”
” Rather than providing solutions to good-faith questions on this important subject, Apple tried to evade accountability by asking the SEC to remove it from their poll”, Jeremy Tedesco, ADF’s senior lawyers and senior vice president of business proposal, said in the press conference.
Keeping DEI Alive
While CEO Tim Cook said the company may need to change “diversity practices” in the future, Apple also rejected the decision to abandon DEI.  ,
According to Bowyer,” Tim Cook went out of his way to make the case that Apple has never had racial or gender quotas and will never have them,” and that there may be more changes in the future, based on the changing legal framework.
According to Apple’s website, the business is “working toward a future in technology that is more diverse” and “prioritizing equity and representation within our teams.” The company also runs a” Racial Equity and Justice Initiative”. The day after taking office, President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to “enforce our longstanding civil-rights laws and to combat illegal private-sector DEI preferences, mandates, policies, programs, and activities” . ,
Tedesco claimed that the movement toward corporate reform is only just beginning.
” It’s not a matter of adopting the proposal, it’s a matter of setting the agenda at the shareholder meeting and with corporate leaders”, Tedesco said. ” This doesn’t end just because Apple doesn’t produce the report or adopt the proposal. This is the beginning of a conversation, and it’s going to be a long one, until we see the changes that we want from this company”.
The staff writer for election integrity is Logan Washburn. He is a The College Fix spring 2025 fellow. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo’s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is originally from Central Oregon, but he now resides in rural Michigan.
