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Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say (www.theguardian.com)

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Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group

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[–] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Domestic billionaires doing this is okay, though?

For profit news is a plague

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Why do you think they want to influence your opinion. It is all about making money, and a lot more than they expect from some crappy newspaper. GB news hasn't made a single penny in profits, and yet are still giving out £100,000 pa contracts.