DirecTV puts Newsmax back on its services

[thewayne]

Shows the power of lobbying when the lobbyist is a former U.S. Senator with lots of friends still in office who can threaten all sorts of regulatory difficulties.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/directv-puts-newsmax-back-on-the-air-after-republicans-angry-protests/

Comments

[silveradept]

Consensus reality lost the consensus once it became clear that there was money to be made in selling and repeating lies that played into the prejudices of the audience, and then it got even worse once it was clear you could get people elected who would also do the same.