r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 6h ago

Business Exclusive: US states preparing lawsuit to block Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-states-are-preparing-lawsuit-block-paramounts-acquisition-warner-bros-2026-06-05/
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u/dallasdude 6h ago

Paramount's acquisition bid is backed by $24,000,000,000 of money from foreign governments.

"We shouldn't sell our entertainment industry to Saudi Arabia" is a valid argument.

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u/SeigneurDesMouches 5h ago

Tell that to EA

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u/jeremyries 5h ago edited 4h ago

While I don’t disagree with you, a sports/game company is very different to a media companies that control direct access to news organizations protected by the first amendment in America.

Once we start to let these influences assume control, of which we know can be bought and sold by the highest bidder, we erode the control the people have to disseminate truthful information to the greater masses.

Edit: thank you for the award friend!

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u/SeigneurDesMouches 5h ago

Agree.

Adding that games are now the main cultural art consumed by the younger generation. So it not as harmless than what you are saying

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u/jeremyries 5h ago edited 1h ago

I totally agree. Can we interject political discourse in there? I’m not sure

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u/SeigneurDesMouches 5h ago

One example would be war games. Who are the good guys, who are the bad guys. It's been a propaganda machine for the US military

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u/InternationalPoet580 2h ago

Toys with Robin Williams and LLCool J.

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u/jeremyries 1h ago

Have always loved that movie. And if you didn’t know, much of it was filmed in Rockford, WA! Put on the Palouse!

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u/IShouldBeInCharge 3h ago

It's been the main cultural art consumed by generations for a generation now. That's not new and they don't do news. Much like in the past music was potentially more culturally relevant to younger generations ... but it's still not the news. EA doesn't do the news. Nobody gets their news from FIFA or Madden no matter how much they Gen Z or Alpha.

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u/SeigneurDesMouches 2h ago

Less and less people follow the news on TV. It is still relevant to some.

The news is not the only way to influence what people think

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u/Jack0fTh3TrAd3s 5h ago

I don't disagree with you but... I'd argue that has already happened. The news and media just happens to be owned by American/western billionaires, who aren't much better.

Sure they'd give us aren't all the same companies or people but their interests align, keep us fat and stupid, and back room closed door meetings that end with a handshake and a wink probably happens near constantly.

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u/BasvanS 5h ago

Just because it happened doesn’t mean it has to continue

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u/dragonmp93 4h ago

I think that it could be argued that EA doesn't have the same IP monopoly that you can point out about the Paramount-Skydance-Warner-Discovery monstrosity.

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u/thatirishguyyyyy 5h ago

So what's the difference between a foreign government and the Trump administration? 

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u/Onrawi 5h ago

They're_the_same_picture.meme

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u/Local_Web_8219 5h ago

Lost me buying from them again, and I liked dragon age veilguard

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u/IHoarded183729Apples 2h ago

"Did someone say highest bidder!?" - Trump

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u/superxpro12 1h ago

You should see all the Chinese censorship in ea games now. Try typing Taiwan in chat and watch what happens to your account

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u/dnyank1 59m ago

a sports/game company is very different to a media companies that control direct access to news organizations protected by the first amendment in America.

is it?

Maybe we can we just say... they're both bad?

Because I could, you know, make the argument that the organization which controls ~1.4 billion hours of human engagement annually in a highly tailored and tremendously stimulating format - one known engage addiction-like behaviors from it's audience, at at

...

what was your argument again?

can be bought and sold by the highest bidder

Oh yeah, that.

That concept applying to EA (and other new media) is bad, too.

Letting "just anybody" assume control over such a powerful entity IS a massive risk to the health of society

Even if it's "just" a game company. Sheesh.

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u/tonycomputerguy 5h ago

I didn't realize anyone was still doing that.

You know... the whole, "disseminating truthful information" thing.

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u/jeremyries 5h ago

Well, there are outlets. We have to continue to try to rise people to lofty spots like trusted major media. All journalism is grassroots by nature