As Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party Media

@Blackbird The American Right have complained about "liberal media" since forever. I guess now it's the Left's turn.

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That’s a weird headline. Not surprising given this source is a bit biased and not the most reliable Fair Observer Bias and Reliability | Ad Fontes Media

Even if MSM gets more concentrated, alternative platforms are thriving, like Substack. So no “one-party media”

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This popped up on Mastodon, and I had no idea what the site was. But glad you managed to see the good side of the news!

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“Generally reliable” from the source you linked to.

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They score 36 out of 64. Odd they use such a nice term as “generally reliable” when it really means “garbage”.

As a privacy forum, I Just want to point out Ellison’s track record unless “now it’s the left’s turn” warrants people turning a blind eye:

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Scary stuff to read even though I live in the EU..

edit. I was just thinking about how much data TikTok’s algorithms collect and how much they’ll be used everywhere else.

“If governments want in, they’ll need to gather all their data – spatial information, economic data, electronic healthcare records including genomic data, and info about infrastructure. Whatever they’ve got, basically. And put it all in one place to be analyzed by algorithms.”

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NYT article from today.

The family could soon control an empire that includes CBS, Paramount, Warner, CNN and a piece of TikTok.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/technology/larry-ellison-oracle-tiktok.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oE8.pwLw.ZWFL46J67jIf&smid=url-share

From the horse’s mouth: