r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Jul 18 '25

Soft Paywall Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation Is Exactly What It Looks Like | Mock a Trump bribe on Monday, get canceled by Thursday. The Late Show’s death reveals how billionaires and presidents are reshaping American media.

https://newrepublic.com/article/198120/stephen-colbert-cancellation-ellison-trump
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u/MrPantsyFlants Jul 18 '25

Dissent of any kind will not be tolerated citizen! I canceled Paramount plus this morning. I like Star Trek but not enough to support a company that capitulates so easily to fascists. Fuck Paramount

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u/ADhomin_em Jul 18 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

Keep an eye out. This won't stop with Paramount. Corporations value only one thing - profit margin. The are only ever looking to up their profit margin, and if Donnie can corner them and threaten any part of that, or offer them a quid pro quo, they will bow, if they aren't already.

We need to ween ourselves off of our corporation addiction and our attachments to the celebrity figureheads who read their corporate approved scripts.

We need to start seeking our information elsewhere, and should seek out more independent art and entertainment as well.

Nobody is perfect, so of course this is a lot to ask of any individual, but we should avoid any consumption from these corporations to the best of our ability

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u/lr99999 Jul 18 '25

This isn’t just about money, he’s threatening to revoke their broadcast licenses.  Another step in RIP media. 

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u/VoxImperatoris Jul 19 '25

It was mostly about the skydance merger. They are scrapping and bowing and offering “gratuities” to make sure their merger doesnt get blocked.