@markkyles.bsky.social
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Far-Right Media Tycoons Are Poisoning French Democracy
French presidential candidates are meant to have equal access to the airwaves. But the buildup to this month’s election instead shows how unaccountable billionaire media owners can set the political a...
jacobin.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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@slpng-giants-fr.bsky.social is an *unfunded* campaign run solely by volunteers.
Yet their tactics are so effective that CNEWS - a toxic channel owned by a billionaire (& one of the richest men in France) - felt driven to pursue them all the way to the supreme court. Engaging advertisers *works* 👏
Yet their tactics are so effective that CNEWS - a toxic channel owned by a billionaire (& one of the richest men in France) - felt driven to pursue them all the way to the supreme court. Engaging advertisers *works* 👏
![Screenshot showing an excerpt from the French cour de cassation judgement rejecting CNEWS's complaint against Sleeping Giants France. Text reads: "3. The company stated that from October 2019, the channel had scheduled a daily programme “Face à l'info” featuring editorial journalists, including Mr [W] [C], to discuss current events and societal issues. On that occasion, the collective [2], which fights against “the financing of hate speech in the media”, called on advertisers on social media to withdraw their advertisements from this channel, due in particular to the comments made by Mr [C]. The company considered that this call for a boycott constituted discrimination based on political opinions intended to hinder the normal exercise of its economic activity.
4. An investigation was opened on the grounds of discrimination based on the expression of political opinions likely to hinder the normal exercise of an economic activity and of hindrance to freedom of expression.
5. The investigating magistrate issued an order of dismissal."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wy4ufhy7swsmq7uekin7oces/bafkreid3gdfwq657qmgfeznrvzyoerqnoe2lsir6w6dqe6hsj4d3tmucu4@jpeg)
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@slpng-giants-fr.bsky.social is an *unfunded* campaign run solely by volunteers.
Yet their tactics are so effective that CNEWS - a toxic channel owned by a billionaire (& one of the richest men in France) - felt driven to pursue them all the way to the supreme court. Engaging advertisers *works* 👏
Yet their tactics are so effective that CNEWS - a toxic channel owned by a billionaire (& one of the richest men in France) - felt driven to pursue them all the way to the supreme court. Engaging advertisers *works* 👏
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Watching all this from Canada.
I'm sorry but - so far all they are doing is TALKING.
The Do Nothing Dems are not DOING anything!!
They say what they will do but they dont do it.
Have to pass a law to do it they say..
SCREW the fucking laws. Just DO IT!!!
I'm sorry but - so far all they are doing is TALKING.
The Do Nothing Dems are not DOING anything!!
They say what they will do but they dont do it.
Have to pass a law to do it they say..
SCREW the fucking laws. Just DO IT!!!
February 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Watching all this from Canada.
I'm sorry but - so far all they are doing is TALKING.
The Do Nothing Dems are not DOING anything!!
They say what they will do but they dont do it.
Have to pass a law to do it they say..
SCREW the fucking laws. Just DO IT!!!
I'm sorry but - so far all they are doing is TALKING.
The Do Nothing Dems are not DOING anything!!
They say what they will do but they dont do it.
Have to pass a law to do it they say..
SCREW the fucking laws. Just DO IT!!!
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It's time to end institutional policing in favor of creating a system based on care, that meets people's needs to prevent the conditions that lead to crime in the first place. Punishing people who are suffering is not helping any of our problems.
February 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's time to end institutional policing in favor of creating a system based on care, that meets people's needs to prevent the conditions that lead to crime in the first place. Punishing people who are suffering is not helping any of our problems.