#mediamonopoly — Public Fediverse posts

🚨 Breaking: the FCC eliminates broadcast TV ownership limits! Because nothing says "progress" like a media monopoly, right? 😜 Meanwhile, IE 11 is still the browser equivalent of a flip phone 📞—perfect for users who enjoy their news like a fine vintage. 🕰️
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/federal-communications-commission-scraps-limit-broadcast-tv-ownership-rcna587641 #FCCBroadcastLimits #MediaMonopoly #IE11Browser #TechNews #VintageTech #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking: the FCC eliminates broadcast TV ownership limits! Because nothing says "progress" like a media monopoly, right? 😜 Meanwhile, IE 11 is still the browser equivalent of a flip phone 📞—perfect for users who enjoy their news like a fine vintage. 🕰️
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/federal-communications-commission-scraps-limit-broadcast-tv-ownership-rcna587641 #FCCBroadcastLimits #MediaMonopoly #IE11Browser #TechNews #VintageTech #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking: the FCC eliminates broadcast TV ownership limits! Because nothing says "progress" like a media monopoly, right? 😜 Meanwhile, IE 11 is still the browser equivalent of a flip phone 📞—perfect for users who enjoy their news like a fine vintage. 🕰️
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/federal-communications-commission-scraps-limit-broadcast-tv-ownership-rcna587641 #FCCBroadcastLimits #MediaMonopoly #IE11Browser #TechNews #VintageTech #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking: the FCC eliminates broadcast TV ownership limits! Because nothing says "progress" like a media monopoly, right? 😜 Meanwhile, IE 11 is still the browser equivalent of a flip phone 📞—perfect for users who enjoy their news like a fine vintage. 🕰️
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/federal-communications-commission-scraps-limit-broadcast-tv-ownership-rcna587641 #FCCBroadcastLimits #MediaMonopoly #IE11Browser #TechNews #VintageTech #HackerNews #ngated

"Sixteen congressional Democrats, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Ro Khanna, signed a letter on Wednesday pushing back on the Federal Communications Commission’s unusual early review, which could result in the revocation of the station’s broadcast license":
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/pelosi-khanna-kgo-fcc-22356302.php
#Trump #censorship #MediaMonopoly #broadcasting

"Sixteen congressional Democrats, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Ro Khanna, signed a letter on Wednesday pushing back on the Federal Communications Commission’s unusual early review, which could result in the revocation of the station’s broadcast license":
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/pelosi-khanna-kgo-fcc-22356302.php
#Trump #censorship #MediaMonopoly #broadcasting

"Sixteen congressional Democrats, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Ro Khanna, signed a letter on Wednesday pushing back on the Federal Communications Commission’s unusual early review, which could result in the revocation of the station’s broadcast license":
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/pelosi-khanna-kgo-fcc-22356302.php
#Trump #censorship #MediaMonopoly #broadcasting

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

"The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit that seeks to block the merger on the grounds it would cause specific harm to movie and TV writers working across the United States":
https://apnews.com/article/paramount-warner-writers-guild-lawsuit-94059525fdc9812acd73ce5092de3fbf
It is always #GoodNews when horrible people get sued.
#lawfare #progress #MediaMonopoly

"The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit that seeks to block the merger on the grounds it would cause specific harm to movie and TV writers working across the United States":
https://apnews.com/article/paramount-warner-writers-guild-lawsuit-94059525fdc9812acd73ce5092de3fbf
It is always #GoodNews when horrible people get sued.
#lawfare #progress #MediaMonopoly

"The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit that seeks to block the merger on the grounds it would cause specific harm to movie and TV writers working across the United States":
https://apnews.com/article/paramount-warner-writers-guild-lawsuit-94059525fdc9812acd73ce5092de3fbf
It is always #GoodNews when horrible people get sued.
#lawfare #progress #MediaMonopoly

Attorney General Rob Bonta (of California) wrote: "The merger of Warner Bros and Paramount is not a done deal and remains under investigation by my office."

Attorneys General in other Blue states are also seeing if they can put a stop to this merger. Europe could also act to stop it.
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #MediaMonopoly #MediaBias #media

Attorney General Rob Bonta (of California) wrote: "The merger of Warner Bros and Paramount is not a done deal and remains under investigation by my office."

Attorneys General in other Blue states are also seeing if they can put a stop to this merger. Europe could also act to stop it.
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #MediaMonopoly #MediaBias #media

Attorney General Rob Bonta (of California) wrote: "The merger of Warner Bros and Paramount is not a done deal and remains under investigation by my office."

Attorneys General in other Blue states are also seeing if they can put a stop to this merger. Europe could also act to stop it.
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #MediaMonopoly #MediaBias #media

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," written by Gil Scott-Heron in 1970, means that true social, political, and personal change cannot be passively consumed through media, television, or advertisements.

https://youtu.be/vwSRqaZGsPw

#Revolution #Television #MassMedia #NoBillionaires #Racism #Bigotry #BLM #EatTheRich #LIVESTREAMEVERYTHING #TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised #MediaMonopoly #MainstreamMedia #Resist #revolt

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," written by Gil Scott-Heron in 1970, means that true social, political, and personal change cannot be passively consumed through media, television, or advertisements.

https://youtu.be/vwSRqaZGsPw

#Revolution #Television #MassMedia #NoBillionaires #Racism #Bigotry #BLM #EatTheRich #LIVESTREAMEVERYTHING #TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised #MediaMonopoly #MainstreamMedia #Resist #revolt

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," written by Gil Scott-Heron in 1970, means that true social, political, and personal change cannot be passively consumed through media, television, or advertisements.

https://youtu.be/vwSRqaZGsPw

#Revolution #Television #MassMedia #NoBillionaires #Racism #Bigotry #BLM #EatTheRich #LIVESTREAMEVERYTHING #TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised #MediaMonopoly #MainstreamMedia #Resist #revolt

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," written by Gil Scott-Heron in 1970, means that true social, political, and personal change cannot be passively consumed through media, television, or advertisements.

https://youtu.be/vwSRqaZGsPw

#Revolution #Television #MassMedia #NoBillionaires #Racism #Bigotry #BLM #EatTheRich #LIVESTREAMEVERYTHING #TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised #MediaMonopoly #MainstreamMedia #Resist #revolt

French billionaire Bolloré sparks turmoil at Grasset as 115 authors leave publishing house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rGBPNtmetg #France #MediaMonopoly

French billionaire Bolloré sparks turmoil at Grasset as 115 authors leave publishing house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rGBPNtmetg #France #MediaMonopoly

French billionaire Bolloré sparks turmoil at Grasset as 115 authors leave publishing house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rGBPNtmetg #France #MediaMonopoly

French billionaire Bolloré sparks turmoil at Grasset as 115 authors leave publishing house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rGBPNtmetg #France #MediaMonopoly

The Death of Mainstream Media? Paramount’s Power Grab Explained

Corporate consolidation meets political influence in Paramount’s Warner takeover. Independent media faces a defining test.

The Death of Mainstream Media? Paramount’s Power Grab Explained

Corporate consolidation meets political influence in Paramount’s Warner takeover. Independent media faces a defining test.

The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault https://theintercept.com/2026/02/07/washington-post-layoffs-jeff-bezos/ #uspoli #media #JeffBezos #JeffBozo #WashingtonPost #Journalism #MediaMonopoly #journalism #ethics #bias #TaxTheRich

The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault https://theintercept.com/2026/02/07/washington-post-layoffs-jeff-bezos/ #uspoli #media #JeffBezos #JeffBozo #WashingtonPost #Journalism #MediaMonopoly #journalism #ethics #bias #TaxTheRich

The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault https://theintercept.com/2026/02/07/washington-post-layoffs-jeff-bezos/ #uspoli #media #JeffBezos #JeffBozo #WashingtonPost #Journalism #MediaMonopoly #journalism #ethics #bias #TaxTheRich

The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault https://theintercept.com/2026/02/07/washington-post-layoffs-jeff-bezos/ #uspoli #media #JeffBezos #JeffBozo #WashingtonPost #Journalism #MediaMonopoly #journalism #ethics #bias #TaxTheRich

Started thinking more about media concentration after #FediCollective Brew Build 2.

Someone raised the question: how do decentralized platforms respond when most of the global feed is shaped by a handful of corporations?

It’s not just about hosting your own server or using open protocols. It’s about rethinking how stories are made, shared, and sustained outside corporate ecosystems.

Are we building new media, or just federating the old one?

Would love to hear from folks working on federated zines, podcasts, video hubs, alt-distribution tools (anything that challenges the default).

Drop links, ideas, critiques. Let’s map the alternatives. Thanks!

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

Started thinking more about media concentration after #FediCollective Brew Build 2.

Someone raised the question: how do decentralized platforms respond when most of the global feed is shaped by a handful of corporations?

It’s not just about hosting your own server or using open protocols. It’s about rethinking how stories are made, shared, and sustained outside corporate ecosystems.

Are we building new media, or just federating the old one?

Would love to hear from folks working on federated zines, podcasts, video hubs, alt-distribution tools (anything that challenges the default).

Drop links, ideas, critiques. Let’s map the alternatives. Thanks!

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

Started thinking more about media concentration after #FediCollective Brew Build 2.

Someone raised the question: how do decentralized platforms respond when most of the global feed is shaped by a handful of corporations?

It’s not just about hosting your own server or using open protocols. It’s about rethinking how stories are made, shared, and sustained outside corporate ecosystems.

Are we building new media, or just federating the old one?

Would love to hear from folks working on federated zines, podcasts, video hubs, alt-distribution tools (anything that challenges the default).

Drop links, ideas, critiques. Let’s map the alternatives. Thanks!

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

Started thinking more about media concentration after #FediCollective Brew Build 2.

Someone raised the question: how do decentralized platforms respond when most of the global feed is shaped by a handful of corporations?

It’s not just about hosting your own server or using open protocols. It’s about rethinking how stories are made, shared, and sustained outside corporate ecosystems.

Are we building new media, or just federating the old one?

Would love to hear from folks working on federated zines, podcasts, video hubs, alt-distribution tools (anything that challenges the default).

Drop links, ideas, critiques. Let’s map the alternatives. Thanks!

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

🧵 The Big 7 media giants shaping what most of the world watches, streams, and reads

1. Comcast: NBC, Universal, Sky, Peacock — cable, broadband, and Hollywood rolled into one

2. Disney: Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, ABC — nostalgia and your kids’ favorite shows

3. Warner Bros.: Discovery, HBO, CNN, Max — drama, news, and nature docs

4. Paramount: CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon — big in broadcast and streaming

5. Sony: Movies, music, PlayStation — cross-cultural dominance

6. Netflix: Originals, algorithms, binge culture — the global studio in your pocket

7. Amazon: Prime Video, MGM, Twitch — retail entertainment meets surveillance capitalism

They own the pipelines and the stories.

What does #decentralization mean when 7 companies shape the global feed?

Can federated media offer real alternatives?

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

🧵 The Big 7 media giants shaping what most of the world watches, streams, and reads

1. Comcast: NBC, Universal, Sky, Peacock — cable, broadband, and Hollywood rolled into one

2. Disney: Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, ABC — nostalgia and your kids’ favorite shows

3. Warner Bros.: Discovery, HBO, CNN, Max — drama, news, and nature docs

4. Paramount: CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon — big in broadcast and streaming

5. Sony: Movies, music, PlayStation — cross-cultural dominance

6. Netflix: Originals, algorithms, binge culture — the global studio in your pocket

7. Amazon: Prime Video, MGM, Twitch — retail entertainment meets surveillance capitalism

They own the pipelines and the stories.

What does #decentralization mean when 7 companies shape the global feed?

Can federated media offer real alternatives?

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

🧵 The Big 7 media giants shaping what most of the world watches, streams, and reads

1. Comcast: NBC, Universal, Sky, Peacock — cable, broadband, and Hollywood rolled into one

2. Disney: Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, ABC — nostalgia and your kids’ favorite shows

3. Warner Bros.: Discovery, HBO, CNN, Max — drama, news, and nature docs

4. Paramount: CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon — big in broadcast and streaming

5. Sony: Movies, music, PlayStation — cross-cultural dominance

6. Netflix: Originals, algorithms, binge culture — the global studio in your pocket

7. Amazon: Prime Video, MGM, Twitch — retail entertainment meets surveillance capitalism

They own the pipelines and the stories.

What does #decentralization mean when 7 companies shape the global feed?

Can federated media offer real alternatives?

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

🧵 The Big 7 media giants shaping what most of the world watches, streams, and reads

1. Comcast: NBC, Universal, Sky, Peacock — cable, broadband, and Hollywood rolled into one

2. Disney: Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, ABC — nostalgia and your kids’ favorite shows

3. Warner Bros.: Discovery, HBO, CNN, Max — drama, news, and nature docs

4. Paramount: CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon — big in broadcast and streaming

5. Sony: Movies, music, PlayStation — cross-cultural dominance

6. Netflix: Originals, algorithms, binge culture — the global studio in your pocket

7. Amazon: Prime Video, MGM, Twitch — retail entertainment meets surveillance capitalism

They own the pipelines and the stories.

What does #decentralization mean when 7 companies shape the global feed?

Can federated media offer real alternatives?

#MediaMonopoly #DecentralizeMedia #fediverse

Trump FCC announces push to end limitations on how many broadcast outlets can be owned by the same company. #MediaMonopoly https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/06/19/fcc-deregulatory-broadcast-ownership-limits-tv/

Trump FCC announces push to end limitations on how many broadcast outlets can be owned by the same company. #MediaMonopoly https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/06/19/fcc-deregulatory-broadcast-ownership-limits-tv/

Trump FCC announces push to end limitations on how many broadcast outlets can be owned by the same company. #MediaMonopoly https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/06/19/fcc-deregulatory-broadcast-ownership-limits-tv/

Trump FCC announces push to end limitations on how many broadcast outlets can be owned by the same company. #MediaMonopoly https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/06/19/fcc-deregulatory-broadcast-ownership-limits-tv/

The Murdochs feud like petty royals, but their empire keeps poisoning democracy. Whether it’s Fox News radicalizing the US, Sky News fearmongering in the UK, or the Australian grinding axes here, their media machine exists to distort, divide, and entrench power.
And yet, as they bicker, the damage is done:

#Murdoch #MediaMonopoly #DemocracyInDecline ##MurdochRoyalCommission
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-murdochs-are-feuding-but-their-empire-is-thriving-20250603-p5m4fo.html

The Murdochs feud like petty royals, but their empire keeps poisoning democracy. Whether it’s Fox News radicalizing the US, Sky News fearmongering in the UK, or the Australian grinding axes here, their media machine exists to distort, divide, and entrench power.
And yet, as they bicker, the damage is done:

#Murdoch #MediaMonopoly #DemocracyInDecline ##MurdochRoyalCommission
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-murdochs-are-feuding-but-their-empire-is-thriving-20250603-p5m4fo.html

The Murdochs feud like petty royals, but their empire keeps poisoning democracy. Whether it’s Fox News radicalizing the US, Sky News fearmongering in the UK, or the Australian grinding axes here, their media machine exists to distort, divide, and entrench power.
And yet, as they bicker, the damage is done:

#Murdoch #MediaMonopoly #DemocracyInDecline ##MurdochRoyalCommission
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-murdochs-are-feuding-but-their-empire-is-thriving-20250603-p5m4fo.html

The Murdochs feud like petty royals, but their empire keeps poisoning democracy. Whether it’s Fox News radicalizing the US, Sky News fearmongering in the UK, or the Australian grinding axes here, their media machine exists to distort, divide, and entrench power.
And yet, as they bicker, the damage is done:

#Murdoch #MediaMonopoly #DemocracyInDecline ##MurdochRoyalCommission
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-murdochs-are-feuding-but-their-empire-is-thriving-20250603-p5m4fo.html

@Dianora You might find Hamilton Holt's Commercialism and Journalism of interest:

https://archive.org/details/commercialismjou00holtuoft/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater

On the relationship between media monopoly, propaganda, censorship, surveillance, and manipulation:

https://archive.li/8ceqI

Own work. I'd realised that manipulation (general and targeted) are another element in subsequent discussion. Tim Wu's The Master Switch, some of Bruce Schneier's work, and of course Shoshana Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism echo similar themes, the latter was a strong influence. None fully develops the interconnectedness of all four aspects however.

#media #MediaMonopoly #surveillance #propaganda #censorship #manipulation

@Dianora You might find Hamilton Holt's Commercialism and Journalism of interest:

https://archive.org/details/commercialismjou00holtuoft/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater

On the relationship between media monopoly, propaganda, censorship, surveillance, and manipulation:

https://archive.li/8ceqI

Own work. I'd realised that manipulation (general and targeted) are another element in subsequent discussion. Tim Wu's The Master Switch, some of Bruce Schneier's work, and of course Shoshana Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism echo similar themes, the latter was a strong influence. None fully develops the interconnectedness of all four aspects however.

#media #MediaMonopoly #surveillance #propaganda #censorship #manipulation

@Dianora You might find Hamilton Holt's Commercialism and Journalism of interest:

https://archive.org/details/commercialismjou00holtuoft/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater

On the relationship between media monopoly, propaganda, censorship, surveillance, and manipulation:

https://archive.li/8ceqI

Own work. I'd realised that manipulation (general and targeted) are another element in subsequent discussion. Tim Wu's The Master Switch, some of Bruce Schneier's work, and of course Shoshana Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism echo similar themes, the latter was a strong influence. None fully develops the interconnectedness of all four aspects however.

#media #MediaMonopoly #surveillance #propaganda #censorship #manipulation

@Dianora You might find Hamilton Holt's Commercialism and Journalism of interest:

https://archive.org/details/commercialismjou00holtuoft/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater

On the relationship between media monopoly, propaganda, censorship, surveillance, and manipulation:

https://archive.li/8ceqI

Own work. I'd realised that manipulation (general and targeted) are another element in subsequent discussion. Tim Wu's The Master Switch, some of Bruce Schneier's work, and of course Shoshana Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism echo similar themes, the latter was a strong influence. None fully develops the interconnectedness of all four aspects however.

#media #MediaMonopoly #surveillance #propaganda #censorship #manipulation

After observing the TikTok controversy, it’s clear that the dynamics with tech companies feel off. Meta openly promotes right-wing sentiment, while U.S. politicians collectively moved to ban TikTok, seemingly to position Meta and X as dominant social media platforms. The corruption is evident—if a company doesn’t align with U.S. interests, it risks being banned or forced into a sale.

#TechPolitics #TikTokBan #Meta #SocialMedia #Corruption #BigTech #USPolitics #TechCensorship #MediaMonopoly #DigitalPower #FreeMarket

After observing the TikTok controversy, it’s clear that the dynamics with tech companies feel off. Meta openly promotes right-wing sentiment, while U.S. politicians collectively moved to ban TikTok, seemingly to position Meta and X as dominant social media platforms. The corruption is evident—if a company doesn’t align with U.S. interests, it risks being banned or forced into a sale.

#TechPolitics #TikTokBan #Meta #SocialMedia #Corruption #BigTech #USPolitics #TechCensorship #MediaMonopoly #DigitalPower #FreeMarket

The #GeelongAdvertiser coverage of the #Matilda win:
* Three paragraphs on the ratings.
* Seven paragraphs with the Nationals leader on the cost of a public holiday, with a one tiny pic of the team at the match
* a cartoon
* one letter to the editor with an even smaller pic
* nothing in the sports pages

Seriously?

#Media #MediaMonopoly #WTF

The #GeelongAdvertiser coverage of the #Matilda win:
* Three paragraphs on the ratings.
* Seven paragraphs with the Nationals leader on the cost of a public holiday, with a one tiny pic of the team at the match
* a cartoon
* one letter to the editor with an even smaller pic
* nothing in the sports pages

Seriously?

#Media #MediaMonopoly #WTF

It shouldn't be allowed anyway... Merger talks between Postmedia and Toronto Star owner fall apart: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/postmedia-nordstar-1.6902175 #independentmedia #MSM #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #cdnecon #mediamonopoly

It shouldn't be allowed anyway... Merger talks between Postmedia and Toronto Star owner fall apart: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/postmedia-nordstar-1.6902175 #independentmedia #MSM #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #cdnecon #mediamonopoly

It shouldn't be allowed anyway... Merger talks between Postmedia and Toronto Star owner fall apart: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/postmedia-nordstar-1.6902175 #independentmedia #MSM #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #cdnecon #mediamonopoly

It shouldn't be allowed anyway... Merger talks between Postmedia and Toronto Star owner fall apart: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/postmedia-nordstar-1.6902175 #independentmedia #MSM #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #cdnecon #mediamonopoly

@Dianora There's been a lot said on education, and I don't think that well's spent yet.

There's also the distinction between liberal and servile education --- the classical Seven Liberal Arts of the Trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric --- or input, processing, and output as I like to consider them), and Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, or quantity, quantity in space, quantity in time, and quantity in space-time). C.P. Snow's "Two Cultures" is a more contemporary take on that, or present STEM/STEAM initiatives.

On propaganda, I twigged a few years ago that censorship, propaganda, surveillance, and targeted manipulation are all inherent elements of a media monopoly (both terms used in a broad sense), and emerge from them.

See: https://archive.is/8ceqI (Original site is now offline.)

I'd also long since recognised that privacy is an emergent concept as well, and a response to ever-more-intrusive communications, observation, and recording technologies. There's a reason why there was little discussion of the topic prior to Warren & Brandeis's treatment.

I'm something of a fan of articles from the cusp of the Internet age which discussed possible directions and implications, some prescient, some misguided. Jeffrey Rosen's The Unwanted Gaze (2000) still bears up as a good guide here, I think:

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL506586W/The_unwanted_gaze

Any pointers to your work at Centre for Inquiry?

#propaganda #censorship #surveillance #TargetedManipulation #monopoly #MediaMonopoly #TheUnwantedGaze #JeffreyRosen #privacy #LiberalArts #Trivium #Quadrivium