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		gpm 16 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling You're making the counter argument. Government funded media may be cut or controlled in times of (wannabe) dictators, but the same applies to privately funded media (see Kimmel, Colbert, CBS, Washington Post, etc)

raw_anon_1111 15 days ago [–]

So if the government controls the media - who is going to hold the government accountable?

And then there is that entire “free press” thing in the constitution.

And Disney quickly recanted as soon as people started canceling, even the conservative owned local affiliates had to back down.

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