In theory, the BBC is supposed to be independent of the British government because the network is funded by fees paid by viewers, but most everyone understands that the BBC and the UK government are partners in narrative control, regardless of protestations to the contrary. And for evidence of that close relationship, look no further than a story about monitoring Russian submarine activity that appeared in almost identical form on the BBC’s website as a site run by the Royal Navy.
Jimmy and America’s comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how the only “state-affiliated” media outlets that get censored by social media platforms are inevitably “affiliated” with states the United States has designated as antagonists.
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