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Are you an idiot or have you not been paying attention?
This isn't "I need a source" type stuff. They aren't hiding this...they just aren't talking about it on their platforms, for obvious reasons.
Do you know who Elon Musk is? Jeff Bezos? Larry Ellison?
You should. Because they are paying a lot of money to have nearly exclusive control (among themselves) of all national media.
Meanwhile, Sinclair and Nexstar are fighting to control all of the local broadcast stations. They aren't just buying up the station, they are buying the reputations of the known and trusted local news-anchors. That shit is priceless when you are running a propaganda machine.
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
Once again, I’m going to need to see some proof.
All I see are wild-ass claims. Claims, claims, claims.
Seriously, what’s happening in the U.S. is insane. I am ashamed of my country. But one thing I’m tired of is these wild claims from all sides, by the way. You think the right MAGA camp isn’t making the same wild accusations against the left? They are. My request remains the same: show me some fucking proof.
I get what you're saying but honestly I'm finding it quite surprising that you're on Lemmy and haven't already seen it a billion times.
Alright, the founder of Oracle...One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison...had a kid. David. David owns Skydance Media. He founded it in 2010. Daddy helped him round up the capital to acquire Paramount, last year.
Here's what that got him.. But importantly, CBS (including many local stations)
Now he's trying (and thus far succeeding) to also buy Warner Brothers. Here's what's in that package. Importantly, CNN.
Oh yeah, he also has a big stake in TikTok, via Oracle.
You know Jeff Bezos, yea? He bought WaPo a while ago now, and over the past couple of years has been asserting more influence over the content of the paper, drawing sharp criticism. Relevant.
We all know about Rupert Murdoch. No sense talking about him.
And we all know who owns Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and what a colossal piece of shit he is.
And who owns X, and how he makes Zuck look like a rabbit turd.
I really hope I don't have to explain Sinclair and Nexstar to you. They've been buying up practically every local broadcast affiliate. In my area, all local broadcast news is controlled by these two companies. Sinclair especially has been called out a few times calling for national runs of their highly opinionated script ("this is extremely dangerous to our democracy").
And then, there's /u/spez. Fuck /u/spez.
For extra credit, Peter Theil. Manipulative, conniving, petty piece of shit that he is. Founded Palantir, the surveillance mecha. Look how he used Hulk Hogan for litigious revenge. Major Trump supporter. Huge bigot. Vance's mentor. An openly gay, libertarian bigot. You can't make this shit up.
There's a lot for you to go on here. It's not like I can just give you a link that explains everything. You really need to be following along because there's years of shit to unpack here, and as they enjoy controlling the news, they aren't going to be outright about telling you about it. You've got to dig.
I get it. I feel like a conspiracy nutter now too. But I don't have the time to hold your hand and open your eyes to the reality that's been surrounding you for years. It's there. Look.
The fourth estate is entirely controlled by billionaire interests that are friends, donors, and protectors of Trump. It's not hidden.