Posted on 01/17/2022 12:24:12 PM PST by Red Badger
In a speech last week, President Joe Biden, who has failed to address the Covid-19 pandemic despite it being one of his core campaign promises, has now turned to coercing social media companies in to engaging in even stricter censorship. “I make a special appeal to social media companies and media outlets — please deal with the misinformation and disinformation that’s on your shows. It has to stop,” said Biden. Just days after the speech, social media companies and cable providers have already answered the call. This week, DirecTV announced that it would not renew its contract with One America News Network, or OANN. CBS News Reports–
“DirecTV and One America News Network are parting ways, the satellite television company confirmed to CBS News on Friday.
“We informed Herring Networks that, following a routine internal review, we do not plan to enter into a new contract when our current agreement expires,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in a statement. Bloomberg News first reported the decision.
However, the spokesperson noted that the television company will continue to carry the the pro-Trump network’s programming through their existing agreement. OANN will still be available on Verizon FIOS and a few other smaller distributors, according to the company’s website.”
OANN viewers immediately took to social media to oppose the decision, many called for a boycott of DirecTV.
AT&T THINK AGAIN, BEFORE TAKING OANN OFF pic.twitter.com/fcCfsW80n5
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— TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT PATRIOT'S (@RawHoney35) January 16, 2022
Prominent politicians, including President Donald Trump himself, have discussed the possibility of boycotting AT&t and DirecTV as well.
DirecTV's announcement it will not renew One America News' (OAN) contract in April has become a political hot-button with leftists celebrating the move and former President Donald Trump teasing a boycott of AT&T at Saturday night's campaign rally. https://t.co/K7SmGauwAp
— Newsmax (@newsmax) January 16, 2022
“The woke executives, I don’t know what the hell they’re doing, they have so much debt,” he told a large crowd, teasing a “boycott” of AT&T.
“I’m not going to use the word boycott! I will not say boycott AT&T.” Said Trump at a recent rally.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Oh.) also took to Twitter to condemn the move.
The Left’s purge continues:
-YouTube demonetizes Dan Bongino.
-DirectTV drops One America News.
-Twitter suspends Dr. Malone.
Who’s next?
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 15, 2022
You will OANN nothing.
Where is the much-promised Trump's platform?
So, they responded to this with some tweets?
Ooooo. I’ll bet AT&T is shaking on their boots.
Where is the much-promised Trump’s platform?
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1st phase Truth Social 2-21 launch
And Alex Berenson essentially called Dr.Malone a liar to his face on Laura’s show.....
.....said he didn’t invent mRNA vaccine
Also said Ivermectin doesn’t work!
I wish I had something with AT&T so I could cancel it. I got nothing.
Just a thought. Maybe AT&T is prepping for the new owners of CNN who will be more friendly to both sides of the story.
So what looks like a threat, may be preparation for something better.
I could be dead wrong however.
I’ve been getting multiple calls from someone claiming to be from AT&T, offering a 50% discount on my cable TV, which I don’t have. Maybe actually from AT&T trying to stop the hemorrhage of customers?
Thankful I shredded all DIRECT TV mail...
and will continue to do so..
Let’s roar like Lions, voters...get the job done this Nov...and no more boxes of votes found after the polls close....
LET’S ROLL.
supposed to roll out around 2/21...
I have a lot of respect for you, but this post is idiocy, to be nice about it. 🙂
Don’t dismiss the power of Mean Tweets 👀
Direct TV won't give a damn. (See CNN)
It’s a SCAMMER!
WE GOT THE SAME, CALLED DIRECT TV AND THEY TOLD US IT’S BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. THEY ARE AFTER UYOUR PRIVATE INFO, CREDIT CARD NUMBERS ETC...........
Cable is the walking dead.
As a Directv Stream customer, I wish there was a site where I could communicate with them to inform them that I will cancel them if they don’t reconsider. I don’t have Facebook or Twitter so there has to be another way. I don’t care for Fox nor Newsmax either.
The only reason left is the sports channels. I have a good feeling that I could live without those so if they don’t reconsider and they drop OANN, I will cancel them.
Leftists haven’t been punished for their decisions to censor competing voices, so I expect little to punish AT&T here.
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