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Published 8 years ago by gottlieb with 4 Comments
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The FCC just repealed a 42-year-old rule blocking broadcast media mergers

The move paves the way for greater consolidation in the TV and radio industries.

Continue Reading https://www.washingtonpost.com

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  • spacepopper (edited 8 years ago)
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    What in the living hell is going on in this country? One of the greatest democracies in the world slowly drifting into a dictatorship...

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    • NinjaKlaus
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      More of an Oligarchy where elected persons are controlled by corporations and ideology.

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  • RXCKSTXR
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    For a long time companies were not allowed to own radio, TV, and newspapers under one corporate umbrella, and for a good reason. This is a recipe for fascism, the voices of many get filtered through a web of corporate greed.

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  • rileyyy
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    This is how we ended up with Faux News constantly spewing out fake news. But no, lets add one more step to complete chaos and inaccurate media. Fuck the FCC.

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