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[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Good thing these networks profits don't rely on public opinion or anything. It would be a shame if people made a point to go out of their way to shit on "skydance" (which does kinda sound like a name a simpleton came up with to explain changes in the weather) at every opportunity.

Between dissent that doesn't rely on corporate sponsorship and people not bothering to watch CBS anymore anyway (bc why would you? I don't even mean that as joke. Literally what is left at CBS?) it could make some impact. I guess we'll see.

Getting people to boycott all of the things formerly owned by paramount is tougher bc they own so much shit, but they've also been going downhill for a while.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Pirate everything. Fuck these companies

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Skydance: "You wouldn't steal a car."

Hacker voice: "You wouldn't help an authoritarian dictator censor the public."

Skydance: ....

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Steal a car? No

Download a car? Hell yes

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

but they've (Paramount) also been going downhill for a while.

lots of long time Star Trek fans' eyes twitch

Indeed.

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Star Trek is such a mixed bag. Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds are fantastic.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

Agreed, and actually I'm fine with some ideas not being everyone's favorite. As the Vulcan philosophy says, infinite diversity in infinite combinations (IDIC).

What I was mainly referring to was the VERY long standing attitude from Paramount to viciously come after anyone who does anything remotely resembling Star Trek assets. Non-profit fan based stuff included. If they aren't getting a cut, then you WILL NOT do it. Learned that in the 80s, wondering why programs made n BASIC were obviously modeled off of Star Trek stuff, but used other names for everything.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 days ago

And yet again, we'll see if anyone with the wealth or authority to oppose this will even lift a finger.

And yet again, I'm predicting no, they won't.

Cowards and co-conspirators one and all.

And it's not like it matters anyway - even if someone did try to stand against them, the Trump regime would just keep appealing any decision against them until it got to the Supreme Court, and then those criminally corrupt and traitorous pieces of shit would give them what they wanted.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I want to see every journo programme lead with a

This broadcast has been edited for runtime length and content

And the show whatever the fuck the trumpcensor approves in this edited version. Instead of episode 1 and 2, call them 1** and 2**. Don't make new content for the parts censored; put up a CENSORED box.

If we have another election, and if the Republicans vacate the Whitehouse, and if the trumpcensor is fired, bring out the originals to be broadcast/available "in their original form and content" .

No, it's not gonna change the world, and the content may be stale by then. But it'll follow the letter of the agreement without sacrificing standards and integrity.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago

Well, they are already the home of Big Brother, so this is fitting.

[–] memfree@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago

Gomez further criticized the FCC for overstepping its authority in "intervening in employment matters reserved for other government entities with proper jurisdiction on these issues" by requiring Skydance commitments to not establish any DEI programs, which Carr derided as "invidious." But Gomez countered that "this agency is undermining legitimate efforts to combat discrimination and expand opportunity" by meddling in private companies' employment decisions.

That's Fascism!

You can argue that requiring equal opportunity programs were also government overreach, but even a cursory look at the history of those programs shows they were done to combat a deep history of racism combined with the statistics and figures proving discrepencies. Equal opportunity programs were publicly debated and approved to solve a problem. This is being done without review or evidence at the whim of the administration.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lmao sad. I never watch CBS anyways unless it's sports. So that can just be on mute anyways.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

The bread and circus has been muted!

We won!

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

In an open marketplace I'm afraid that is a competitive disadvantage Especially with a 1 in 3 approval rating.