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[-] grue@lemmy.world 71 points 16 hours ago

The entire concept of this is fucked up, both in terms of the hereditary control and the mere existence of a "media empire" to begin with.

Anti-trust law and inheritance tax should have made every single aspect of this impossible.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 33 points 16 hours ago

This really isn't great news. His son that will be in charge is just as evil. That's why there was so much in-fighting. I don't know how much less evil these kids were, but any little bit would have helped.

[-] trager_bombs@lemmy.world 22 points 16 hours ago

We should reinstate (and expand) the Fairness Doctrine and hold these megacorp news outlets to fuckin task for their role in all this dogshit we're sleeping in.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 13 hours ago

it will be most likely under his son, LACHLAN murdochs control, since rupert sees him as the successor, and hes even more maga than Murdoch senior.

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

What do you mean "most likely"? The article literally says it'll be him.

Lachlan has already been effectively in charge for years anyway.

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 11 points 14 hours ago

So...the less toxic kids sold out to the more toxic kid, and now we're fucked for another generation? Cool.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 13 hours ago

rupert had been fighting to get the "nice" ones removed from his will for a while, im guessing hes threatened to completely cut them off.

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 10 points 13 hours ago

Well, to be fair...they were threatening to liquidate their share of the business, which would have resulted in his entire media empire getting chopped into little pieces. The overall state of the world would have been vastly improved if they had been serious.

But, I guess they were just holding out for a higher offer. Too bad.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 13 hours ago

I'm still hoping for a more Stardust way than a Succession way.

[-] jared@mander.xyz 6 points 15 hours ago
[-] Bonus@piefed.social 4 points 14 hours ago

Let his ritual sacrifice and mummification commence!

[-] fartographer@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Ph-ph-ph-ph-Pharaoh and his pets

[-] ApeNo1@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

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