How elite billionaires like Sheldon Adelson and Peter Thiel are restricting press freedom in America
“Trump doesn’t only talk. USA Today reported last year that he has filed no fewer than 3,500 libel suits in his lifetime. His main objective is to intimidate and silence, but Thiel and Adelson represent something new and smarter.
“With deep pockets that suffice for any objective, they have found creative ways to silence and even reshape the media in a manner that suits them. All three of them, but not just them, have a fundamental belief: they are immune to any criticism. As far as they’re concerned, the media can still function – but it must steer clear of the tycoons.”
With one vengeful tycoon in the White House, another the brains behind Hulk Hogan’s $140-million lawsuit and Adelson controlling a Las Vegas newspaper, a new documentary depicts the ways U.S. journalists are increasingly being silenced
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