Merger Approval & Dissent - FCC approved the 8 billion dollar merger between Paramount and Sky Dance Media [1] - FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez dissented, calling the approval "capitulation over courage" [2] - Gomez expresses alarm over the administration's campaign of censorship and control [3] First Amendment Concerns - Gomez argues the deal violates the First Amendment by interfering with freedom of the press [4][12] - The administration allegedly seeks to control news media content through regulatory authority [3] - Imposing content restrictions is seen as a violation of the First Amendment [12] Editorial Control & Transparency - Sky Dance agreed to review CBS's content and appoint an ombudsman to handle bias claims [8] - Concerns raised about backroom deals and lack of transparency in the process [5] - The public will ultimately pay the price for this administration's campaign of censorship and control [6] Precedent & Unprecedented Nature - FCC chairman claims precedent exists for the measures taken in the deal [9] - Gomez argues the content-based conditions are unprecedented [12] - Prior ombudsman actions ensured separation between corporate owners and the news division, unlike the current situation [13] Potential Consequences - Concern that this will lead to further capitulation by corporate parents of news media organizations [14] - Companies may be seeding to the administration to get their transactions completed [14]

RT ADF International (@ADFIntl)🚨NEW: "On paper, the DSA is bad. In practice, it is even worse," US @JudiciaryGOP report findsDocuments obtained under subpoena reveal European censorship under the Digital Services ActE.g: labeling the post “we need to take back our country" as “illegal hate speech”! ...

RT Allum Bokhari (@AllumBokhari)The Great Firewall of the UK went online today (also known as the "Online Safety Act.")A draconian piece of censorship law on par with Brazil and the EU, it allows UK regulators to block access to any site or app over "hate speech."4chan is already down in the UK. https://t.co/kr1NMI4lAQ ...

RT Allum Bokhari (@AllumBokhari)Spontaneous protests are breaking out all across the UK in response to migrant crime.The government is already looking for an excuse to shut down their ability to communicate on Meta and WhatsApp, using its vast new censorship powers.https://t.co/VrwuVkumw6 ...

RT Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan)Taken together, the evidence is clear: the Digital Services Act requires the world’s largest social media platforms (many of which are American) to censor core political speech affecting users in Europe, the United States, and around the world. ...

RT Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan)Turns out, the EU wanted to hide what it defines as “illegal hate speech” that must be censored: tweeting ordinary political rhetoric like “we need to take back our country.” https://t.co/jSDFE847li ...

RT Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan).@JudiciaryGOP has been investigating European censorship since the EU tried to silence President Trump last August.In February, we subpoenaed tech companies for their communications with foreign censors in Europe and around the world. ...

RT Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan)THE EU CENSORSHIP FILES“We need to take back our country” = ILLEGAL “hate” speech in Europe.New secret docs show how EU regulators are pushing Big Tech behind closed doors to censor conservatives.Thread: https://t.co/Og8VGlAwyM ...

https://t.co/J2wZk9DWmu https://t.co/zCUKg0KwWOMike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber):Censorship Annotated Industry #90 (Part 1) - The Geopolitics Of Garry Kasparov https://t.co/ZzSEhbdRaM ...

RT Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom)“This Is A War That Has Gone Global” Mike Benz On The Trump Admins Fight Against Censorship @MikeBenzCyber https://t.co/ADG6x9T7kr ...