'Sad Day for Free Speech': Media Matters Layoffs Follow 'Thermonuclear' Attack by Elon Musk | Common Dreams
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"This is how free speech is actually chilled—vengeful dipshit billionaires," said one media executive, after more than a dozen staffers let go from nonprofit watchdog whose mission is to combat right-wing disinformation and propaganda.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15767168

‘Sad Day for Free Speech’: Media Matters Layoffs Follow ‘Thermonuclear’ Attack by Elon Musk

“This is how free speech is actually chilled—vengeful dipshit billionaires,” said one media executive, after more than a dozen staffers let go from nonprofit watchdog whose mission is to combat right-wing disinformation and propaganda.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Gawker sucked, but the fact that it was almost single-handedly brought down by a vengeful billionaire (Peter Thiel) who was angry that they outed him was disturbing as fuck and all of the people who celebrated absolutely shouldn’t have.

    And now here we are again, except this time it’s more serious.

    People don’t fucking learn that billionaires are never the good guys.