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Re:Paramount Caught Using 'Astroturf' Group to Drum Up Fake ... by lefstathiou on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @11:55AM (#49612172)
Absolutely, billions (or trillions) of dollars of value and the future of the parties and our trade relations are at stake.

For Paramount, I'd imagine they have no choice but to do this. It would be naive to think its opponents aren't astro-turfing the other side.

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Re:Paramount Caught Using 'Astroturf' Group to Drum Up Fake ... by autoexec on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @01:37PM (#49613665)
The opponents don't have to astro-turf. They can express their genuine feelings about the merger and the well known problems of media consolidation. Paramount has to astro-turf because there isn't any actual support for what they want outside of the small number of people who will make a ton of money in the deal.
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Re:Paramount Caught Using 'Astroturf' Group to Drum Up Fake ... by saalweachter on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @02:01PM (#49614103)
The thing about saying "everyone does it" to justify yourself is that eventually you start believing it.
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