Governments are encouraging monopolies and oligopolies in media, discouraging independent media, and even discouraging foreign media in general. They are leanin

Governments are encouraging monopolies and oligopolies in media, discouraging independent media, and even discouraging foreign media in general. They are leaning heavily on alliances with multi-billionaires in order to do things in partnership that governments have been explicitly prevented from doing themselves. It is in the interest of both the governments and the massive media corporations to eliminate smaller or foreign competition, making the relationship ideal.