Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Occupied Palestine: Israeli occupation forces demolishe residential homes east of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip
Al Mayadeen correspondent: An Israeli drone attacked the main road in the town of Harouf, South Lebanon.
Lebanese President: Israeli aggression on Blida took place in aftermath of meeting of ceasefire monitoring committee.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asks Commander of Lebanese Army to confront any Israeli incursion into liberated Lebanese territory in the South.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Israeli aircraft launch series of strikes on area of Jarmaq, South Lebanon.
Reuters: Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to restart peace talks in Istanbul.
Al-Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon: Israeli occupation forces withdraw from the Blida municipality building two hours after occupying it, and the Lebanese army enters
Pakistani army: 6 soldiers and 7 militants killed in clash near the Afghan border
Israeli media: Sirens sound in the settlement of Kerem Shalom in the Gaza envelope area
Afghan source to Al Mayadeen: We still believe in dialogue and prioritize diplomatic solutions with Pakistan; though we are ready for all possibilities.

Apple threatens to fire employee for posting tech advice on TikTok

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 16 Aug 2022 16:10
3 Min Read

Paris Campbell, who posts general tech advice without mentioning her background at Apple, is being threatened to get fired if she does not remove a video she posted on TikTok.

  • x
  • Apple threatens to fire employee for posting tech advice
    Apple's threat does not seem to be based on solid grounds and regulations.

Apple Inc is allegedly threatening to fire an employee who posted a TikTok giving basic iPhone security tips. Paris Campbell revealed, in another video, that Apple had accused her of breaching company policy by identifying herself as an Apple employee, and posting about Apple-related topics. 

Read next: Former Apple employee blows whistle: Illegal spying, toxic work environment

Apple's social media policy warns employees against posting about confidential information, customers, or colleagues - however, Apple's policies have no mention of barring employees from posting about technology in its entirety. 

An internal document reads: “We want you to be yourself, but you should also be respectful in posts, tweets, and other online communications."

Campbell has been working for Apple for almost six years as a repair technician and is a single mother living in New York. 

Read more: Apple, Microsoft and Google all receive low repairability scores

Last week, she responded to a TikTok user who complained that she'd lost her phone a Coachella, and then received threatening text messages that her personal information will be sold on the black market unless she dropped the phone from her Apple ID account. 

Related News

Apple commits to deepen China investments amid US tariff threats

Apple's discreet update to AI guidelines after Trump's return

“I can’t tell you exactly how I know this information, but I can tell you that for the last six years, I’ve been a certified hardware engineer for a certain company that likes to talk about fruit,” Campbell said in her response video, warning the user not to succumb to the blackmailing. “Your phone is actually useless to them, and you’re the only person that can save them, and I suggest that you don’t.”

Read next: Microsoft, Apple, Google to get rid of passwords

The video garnered five million views in 24 hours. On Friday, Campbell received a call from a manager, telling her to remove the video or else she will be subject to disciplinary action, which may end in termination. 

She asked what would happen if she left the video up, to which the manager responded that he would get back to her later on, reiterating the threat of punishment or termination. However, he so far has not. 

On the weekend, the technician posted another video, called "dear Apple," where she actually revealed that she's an Apple employee and she was waiting for the administration's decision. 

“I’ve never actually identified myself as an Apple employee until this video,” she said. “Funny thing is, though, after reviewing the social media policies... nowhere does it say I can’t identify myself as an Apple employee publicly, just that I shouldn’t do so in a way that makes the company look bad.”

“I find Apple’s response to be directly in contrast to how we portray ourselves as a company in terms of telling people to think different, innovate, and come up with creative solutions,” she says in an interview with The Verge. “I don’t just have all this Apple knowledge because I work for Apple. I come to this knowledge because I have a long technical education and history. That’s why they hired me.”

Campbell currently has 439,000 followers on TikTok.

Read next: Apple workers vote pro-unionization in a first for the tech giant

  • Apple
  • TikTok

Most Read

Arab League chief exposes secret US deal shielding 'Israel’s' nukes

Arab League chief exposes secret US deal shielding 'Israel’s' nukes

  • Politics
  • 27 Oct 2025
Hi-tech holocaust: Microsoft’s role in Gaza genocide

Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed

  • Technology
  • 28 Oct 2025
What Marr evidently didn't seem to understand was that Hedges isn't saying that Western journalists manipulate the truth, but that they systematically amplify Israeli narratives they know are false. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Western journalists know they have a case to answer for their betrayal of Gaza, and it frightens them

  • Opinion
  • 24 Oct 2025
Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during an interview with Al-Manar TV, October 26, 2025 (Screenshot)

Hezbollah ready to face 'Israel' in case of war: Sheikh Naim Qassem

  • Politics
  • 27 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
ap
Politics

Hamas calls on int’l community to act against Israeli settlement plan

In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP)
Economy

Ex-US diplomat says Trump-Xi deal 'tactical retreat', not lasting deal

An unarmed Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during a test in 2002. (US Air Force)
Politics

JD Vance defends Trump's nuclear test plan as 'crucial for security'

Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the "million man" protest against military conscription, in occupied al-Quds, October 30, 2025 (AFP)
Politics

Haredi mass rally in al-Quds exposes Zionist regime's growing crisis

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS