Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoThe BBC is launching a paywall in the USwww.niemanlab.orgexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe BBC is launching a paywall in the USwww.niemanlab.orgPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThis is a very important point. There is a reason there is a “cultural victory” in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoTo such an extent that I wonder if there is back-channel influence flowing out of the US pushing for this…
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoOr the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago…
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoTheir grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.
This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a “cultural victory” in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.
To such an extent that I wonder if there is back-channel influence flowing out of the US pushing for this…
Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago…
Their grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.