Comment on ‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt

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yip-bonk@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Anyone can be charged with any violation. He’s a billionaire who - specific to this scenario - gained much of his billions by using the press as a cudgel to get the political system to yield to him. He will never be held to account in his lifetime.

As a side note, it’s more clear every single day that media literacy and critical thinking must be core competencies for everyone. We’ve skated on this for a hundred years and the planet is almost dead.

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