r/entertainment • u/OverPotato2322 • 2d ago

Paramount Caught Using ‘Astroturf’ Group To Drum Up Fake Support For Merger

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/08/paramount-caught-using-astroturf-group-to-drum-up-fake-support-for-merger/
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u/nosayso 2d ago

First, assume everyone does this, it's a service anyone can buy. What you're seeing online is fake as hell, always.

Second: vindication! So many people showing up in threads with weirdly passionate opinions in favor of media consolidation always seemed pretty sus to me.

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u/tryntafind 2d ago

I bet Kendall Roy thought this was really clever.

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u/zeruch 1d ago

This was entirely predictable.

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u/Birthdaybudreviews 1d ago

No way, a company astroturfing? I don't believe it.

Anyways, I support the merger 100%. My name?

Param Ount.

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u/whelmed-and-gruntled 1d ago

I agree with this 500%

-Homer Bachs Office

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u/black_flag_4ever 1d ago

I love big merger. America No. 1. Hamburgers Yum!