Weak Ofcom enables Reform TV

[Lincolnshire]

@Robin1

Freedom of the press, protected by the First Amendment, guarantees the right to publish information, opinions, and news—including in print, broadcast, and online—without government censorship, prior restraint, or intimidation.

Yet the US ranks very low in terms of a free, balanced democracy. The billionaire Ellison (and friend of Trump) now owns most of the broadcast media. The politicians are bought by billionaire money or foreign influencer money. Money determines elections. If people in the US cannot see how corrupt, how bent to the influence of a limited few, how it does not work for the ordinary people - then that explains why it is such a sorry excuse for democracy.
Oh, and its getting worse in the US. Which is why we must applaud the efforts to curtail the influence of money in UK politics.

[Lincolnshire]

@OldGreyFox

radio, TV and now the internet has found it’s way into your homes

There is certainly some serious discussions and decisions around the internet and social media with regards to politics. I’ve skipped that (for now) because it is beyond the current issues with GBNews.

@OldGreyFox

anyone who doesn’t tow the line will be closed down

Please provide evidence for this claim.

@OldGreyFox

Even google cannot be trusted to give an impartial view

For sure, the tech billionaires definitely influence searches, streams, social media and all the rest. I trust we all take a very sceptical view of the info we are pushed. I’ve seen stuff you’ve shared that perhaps you might have done a quick simple check on beforehand.

@OldGreyFox

They have the economic power to close down almost every country in the world…I said ‘almost every country’

Hence the need to curtail the ability to buy influence and buy elections and buy politicians. Thanks for agreeing with that key point.
I am interested in what you mean by “almost every country”. My own view would be that countries that place strong limits of buying influence might be such countries. Perhaps Canada, Belgium, South Korea are examples.

[Robin1]

@Lincolnshire

free, balanced democracy

I’ve never seen or heard of the in the bill of rights.

@Lincolnshire

The billionaire Ellison (and friend of Trump) now owns most of the broadcast media

It’s a free economy.and they get to say what they want.

The rest is yadie yasie yadie. Nothing about freedom of other countries that are as equal to Americans freedoms.

[Robin1]

@Lincolnshire

The billionaire Ellison (and friend of Trump) now owns most of the broadcast media

Check the ownership of other countries, same thing. Deflecting

[Lincolnshire]

@Robin1

Check the ownership of other countries, same thing. Deflecting

Yup, done that check. Many countries have billionaire owners of one or two broadcast channels, while the rest remain otherwise owned. No country, aside from the US and Russia and North Korea, has a single ownership of the majority of broadcast operations. I’m amazed that you are not worried about this.