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Comment by bhouston

Larry Ellison is ultra-pro Israel if you didn't know.

He and others are pushing for Bari Weiss take a key role at CBS to better "defend Israel":

https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/media/shari-redstone-says-bari...

And many people are worried about a similar type of agenda setting at TikTok now:

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/will-tiktoks-new-own...

Netanyahu, for his part, believes it is super consequential for Ellison to takeover TikTok:

https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1972326967983923636 (Video)

https://jewishinsider.com/2025/09/tiktok-sale-netanyahu-amer... (Summary)

(And if that wasn't enough, Ellison has his eyes set on Warner Brothers next, which includes CNN: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/business/media/paramount-... )

parent bhouston 1 year ago

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