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The BBC is launching a paywall in the US
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Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago...
Guess the Tankies are loving Trump for that one.
Their grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.
Glad they're still there - hope they're not working without pay anytime soon.
Yeah back in the day we made sure no matter who you were and what was going on you had the opportunity to hear our take on it
Mind you I suppose that still happens thanks to us being a very loud and online people, but having an "America says x" channel in a time where people liked us sure was a good idea