Twelve states, including California, have filed suit to stop the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Liberals are upset because Paramount's CEO is David Ellison, the son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and a donor to President Donald Trump's campaign. They're upset that CNN, whose parent company is Warner Bros. Discovery, will become another Fox News if the merger goes through.
Variety reports that Paramount has been in talks with California Attorney General Bob Bonta and could reach an agreement to drop the lawsuit as early as this weekend. According to CNBC, Reuters has said that one of the concessions Bonta sought was "independent content monitoring of CNN":
Paramount and states seeking to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. could settle as soon as this weekend, with independent content monitoring of CNN among the terms under discussion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Paramount could settle with states over Warner Bros. as soon as this weekend, sources say https://t.co/ytWrbSslUs
— CNBC (@CNBC) September 19, 2026
According to this anon reporting, Bob Bonta is demanding that he get content oversight over CNN.
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) September 19, 2026
LMAO after all of his denials that this bullshit lawsuit "wasn't about CNN", the cat is out of the bag. We all knew it...this was always just about politics. What a scumbag. https://t.co/GIwCPdShjE pic.twitter.com/EjTxaBbuAa
This is straight up commie shit, BTW. The State is going to enforce political content restrictions? California is indistinguishable from a communist country. https://t.co/x0XwIkycFi
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) September 19, 2026
If you are new to Rob Bonta, you maybe surprised. If you followed his corrupt career and rise to power, you know who he reports to that controls him.
— Kevin Halpern (@SpearingSharks) September 19, 2026
Gavin, Pelosi, Kamala and democrat elite are all involved in blocking this merger.
“Independent content monitoring of CNN”
— Brad Verity (@VerityBrad) September 19, 2026
By whom? Jane Fonda? Mark Ruffalo? Anyone but Bari Weiss?
Whoever is currently monitoring content of CNN has really put that network in a corner. Desperation makes headlines but it doesn’t build trust.
“with independent content monitoring of CNN among the terms under discussion”. Yeah… I hope they leave California. What a joke.
— Chris Kozlowski (@Koz_Christopher) September 19, 2026
This is all about Democrats not wanting to relinquish their control over CNN.
— J (@mindjitsu) September 19, 2026
Boomers especially still believe what is on CNN and Dems are fighting like hell to avoid giving up control of their successful propaganda apparatus
so the California AG wants "independent content monitoring of CNN" even though the AG said the lawsuit was absolutely NOT about CNN
— Abri (@abriNotMe77) September 19, 2026
🤣🤣
What does ‘independent content monitoring of CNN’ mean? https://t.co/foHsxB5PYb
— DD (@BarkingCarnival) September 19, 2026
Now you understand that CA's lawsuit was all about CNN. CA AG wants the right to control content aka "content monitoring" or "censor" -- this provision, should the parties be stupid enough to include it, will be stricken as against public policy and the First Amendment. https://t.co/IViSuFPeq8
— Shamus Chang (@ShamusChang) September 19, 2026
Truly independent content monitoring of CNN confirms their abject leftwing bias. Bonta wants that preserved, not revealed. So, it will be fun to see who he's proposing to provide this "independent" oversight.
— BillHobson (@BillHobson1) September 19, 2026
Yes, which "independent" body does Bonta foresee monitoring CNN's content?
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