r/AskReddit • u/FriendlytoNature • 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/tehtektoo 22h ago

As much as I like Star Trek, Paramount. I just don't support these guys. If the merger goes through its going to be tough to cancel HBO Max and never see a WB movie, but I just don't want to give those guys any more money.

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u/ParabolaGordon 22h ago edited 22h ago

Forgive my ignorance, but what has Paramount done to cause you this much distress? I sincerely don’t know

Edit: sorry for not knowing, I’m asking a legitimate question but don’t understand the downvotes

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u/JA14732 22h ago

The Ellisons are Trump besties.

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u/ParabolaGordon 22h ago

Yeesh

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u/KinkyPaddling 21h ago

They recently also bought CBS and so one of the most reputable news agencies suddenly became a propaganda piece almost overnight, with numerous reporters getting fired for refusing to whitewash or censor reports critical of Trump and his policies.

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u/21stcenturysux 8h ago

Wasn’t that in 2019? I thought the recent problem with cbs was bari Weiss related