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The app's creator said such claims were "patently false" and accused Apple of "capitulating to an authoritarian regime."

From BBC

Scheiring observed “a key underlying story is that media owners, both foreign and domestic, largely capitulated individually rather than mounting collective resistance, which enabled Orbán’s systematic capture strategy.”

From Salon

"So a company apparently capitulating to the whims of the president in order to ensure their merger goes through - has that ever happened before?"

From BBC

But his show’s suspension quickly ignited fierce debate, with critics accusing ABC and its parent company, Disney, of capitulating to political pressure.

“It makes no sense to capitulate to corporate interests who use the cover of flawed research and political threats to benefit themselves at the expense of working-class Angelenos,” the group said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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