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Australian here. Fuck News Corp, one of the most corrupt entities in Australia that directly collude and interfere with our elections for the benefit of themsel

by dannyw 6y ago

Australian here. Fuck News Corp, one of the most corrupt entities in Australia that directly collude and interfere with our elections for the benefit of themselves and Big Coal. I hope Google don’t fuck around.

Polylactic_acid 6y ago
>corrupt entities in Australia They have also seriously damaged the media in the US and the UK. Its no wonder all 3 countries are having serious issues with news.
- thu2111 6y ago
  That's an anglo-centric perception. Which countries has Google News been banned in? Spain. China. Germany briefly until Google told the news orgs they'd never pay, so could license their content for free or disappear from News and search. Newspapers trying to screw Google out of money by pressuring politicians is not an Australia or News Corp specific problem. It's happening everywhere. Really, all it reveals is how cravenly controlled by journalists supposedly independent politicians really are. We always "knew" it, but now we know it.
  - TheRealSteel 6y ago
    The comments you were replying to are about News Corp, who have done done very specific damage to the Us, UK and Australia specifically. As far as I know they operate in those 3 places. I'm not aware of any operation they have in Germany.
  - thelastname 6y ago
    I don't know why this gets a so downvoted, it's correct. There was/is a huge pressure made by French and German media owners.
    - blaser-waffle 6y ago
      You're not wrong, but News Corp doesn't hold a lot of power in FR or DE. Meanwhile Fox News is still poisoning minds in the US, and basically calling the shots in Australia. Plus all the UK hacking, etc. I'll give a shit about what AFP or Deutsche Welle are doing when they start becoming a tool of the US GOP that openly pushes for invading Iran.
    - thu2111 6y ago
      Because it's a fact that contradicts the leftist "English speaking countries bad, EU civilised and good" narrative. That's a reliable way to get downvoted on HN.
senectus1 6y ago
lol Australian here as well: Thats like saying "Go Darth Vader! I can forgive the fact you slaughtered hundreds of Jedi and children, because you're way more redeemable than the emperor..." Both orgs are to a degree, evil. why do we have to settle on which evil we support?
- xiphias2 6y ago
  > Both orgs are to a degree, evil. why do we have to settle on which evil we support? Because the decision has a huge effect on our lives. I already see hailstorms in the summer where I live, so I'm definately in the renewables camp. It's still easier to hide from Google than hiding from the weather changes that affect me even when I'm inside my comfortable apartment.
barbs 6y ago
When things are open again, I want to make a movement where we steal, deface, or destroy any Daily Telegraphs / Herald Suns distributed in cafes and restaurants. Calling Murdoch Media news is actively damaging society.

by dannyw 6y ago

Polylactic_acid 6y ago

>corrupt entities in Australia They have also seriously damaged the media in the US and the UK. Its no wonder all 3 countries are having serious issues with news.

thu2111 6y ago
That's an anglo-centric perception. Which countries has Google News been banned in? Spain. China. Germany briefly until Google told the news orgs they'd never pay, so could license their content for free or disappear from News and search. Newspapers trying to screw Google out of money by pressuring politicians is not an Australia or News Corp specific problem. It's happening everywhere. Really, all it reveals is how cravenly controlled by journalists supposedly independent politicians really are. We always "knew" it, but now we know it.
- TheRealSteel 6y ago
  The comments you were replying to are about News Corp, who have done done very specific damage to the Us, UK and Australia specifically. As far as I know they operate in those 3 places. I'm not aware of any operation they have in Germany.
- thelastname 6y ago
  I don't know why this gets a so downvoted, it's correct. There was/is a huge pressure made by French and German media owners.
  - blaser-waffle 6y ago
    You're not wrong, but News Corp doesn't hold a lot of power in FR or DE. Meanwhile Fox News is still poisoning minds in the US, and basically calling the shots in Australia. Plus all the UK hacking, etc. I'll give a shit about what AFP or Deutsche Welle are doing when they start becoming a tool of the US GOP that openly pushes for invading Iran.
  - thu2111 6y ago
    Because it's a fact that contradicts the leftist "English speaking countries bad, EU civilised and good" narrative. That's a reliable way to get downvoted on HN.

senectus1 6y ago

lol Australian here as well: Thats like saying "Go Darth Vader! I can forgive the fact you slaughtered hundreds of Jedi and children, because you're way more redeemable than the emperor..." Both orgs are to a degree, evil. why do we have to settle on which evil we support?

xiphias2 6y ago
> Both orgs are to a degree, evil. why do we have to settle on which evil we support? Because the decision has a huge effect on our lives. I already see hailstorms in the summer where I live, so I'm definately in the renewables camp. It's still easier to hide from Google than hiding from the weather changes that affect me even when I'm inside my comfortable apartment.

barbs 6y ago

When things are open again, I want to make a movement where we steal, deface, or destroy any Daily Telegraphs / Herald Suns distributed in cafes and restaurants. Calling Murdoch Media news is actively damaging society.