So, we were left with foreign and independent journalism and TikTok to see what was happening, all of which were often conjoined.

But that media was often removed, spammed with alt-right comments or shadow banned on Twitter and Insta

Foreign company does it (TikTok) and the gov can ban it or try and force a sale

This leaves us stuck with consuming consolidated, neoliberal media owned by a handful of billionaires.

Evidence: the consistent gaslighting, misinformation and media war that US news spewed to hide the genocide in Gaza

The bill being passed and upheld will allow the gov to ban any foreign company they see as a threat to national security, a dangerous tool considering the gov relies on xenophobic propaganda.

Domestic company tries to create independent media, Musk, Zuck or Bezos buy it up or beat it in the market