When Apple assumed you loved U2 | The headlights are off; is it a gang initiation? | Money and TV syndication

Published: June 21, 2021, 10 a.m.

In 2014 Apple gave iPhone users in 119 countries a free gift - an automatic download of the upcoming U2 Album \u201csongs of innocence\u201d - and caused one of the most bizarre backlashes in company history.\xa0


You may know the urban legend - you\u2019re driving down a dark road and notice a car headed toward you with their headlights off. Should you flash your headlights to alert them, but risk being hunted down by a gang? We explore the \u201cheadlights are off\u201d urban legend. Is there something to it?


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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/09/the-free-u2-album-songs-of-innocence-was-a-debacle-for-apple-fans-on-september-9-2018

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lights-out/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-jennifer-aniston-other-actors-090200975.html

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