Lindsey Graham Backs Democrat Led Bailout for Corporate Media

Sen. Lindsey Graham, already under fire from all sides for his bellicose statements on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, has now risked angering conservative voters across the country by backing a bill that would give legal sanction to collusion between Big Media and Big Tech, empowering corporate media giants like CNN and the New York Times at the expense of independent creators.

If the bill passes, big media companies would be able to strike deals with Facebook, Google, Twitter, and other tech giants that would prioritize their content to the detriment of podcasters, YouTubers, Substack authors, and other forms of independent media.

The corporate media is highly unpopular with Republican voters.

Despite the fact that tech companies have disrupted virtually every major industry over the past decade, from high street retail stores to taxi services, Big Media has used its megaphone to create the impression that they face a unique peril from Big Tech and therefore deserve special government protections - even though tech companies have consistently rigged their platforms to favor the establishment media.

Big Tech companies are directly funding the establishment media - both Google and Facebook are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the largest and wealthiest media companies, despite the fact that they are far less trusted than independent journalists and podcasters.

Big Tech favors the establishment media in its algorithms, boosting handpicked sources in search results and suppressing independent media.

With public trust in the media near all-time lows, a genuine free market of information sources on major tech platforms would likely result in establishment media outlets like CNN being eclipsed by newer and more trusted competitors.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/03/29/lindsey-graham-backs-democrat-led-bailout-for-corporate-media/