TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Apple Accused of Censorship by Software Maker: New York-based Voyager Co. claims Apple Computer Inc. is dropping one of its CD-ROM programs from computers sold to schools because Voyager would not eliminate the program’s discussion of homosexuality, birth control and abortion. “They can say that it’s business, but they are bowing to a special interest. To me that’s censorship,” Voyager spokesman Braden Michaels said. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple bristled at the accusation. “Apple as an employer and a corporate citizen has a well-documented history of supporting diversity, and we continue to do so. This is not an issue of censorship,” Apple spokeswoman Stacey Byrnes said. She said Apple is considering customer complaints about the disc “Who Built America?” but had not made a decision about its distribution.