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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by flumpcakes on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:46PM (#40268773)
Are you saying the United States would not block something being reported by the media? Because that is certainly false.
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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by mhuffman on Sunday May 05, 2024 @07:47PM (#40269687)
My understanding is that they put a lot of pressure to block things and sometimes offer quid pro quo and sometimes even implant operatives in certain media positions, but legally they can't just come in and shut it down.
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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by SauciestGNU on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:49PM (#40268797)
There is not legal mechanism for that to occur unless the writer is a government employee
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