Being subject to the topic promotion and suppression technologies [1] and bizarre political whims of billionaire media owners is an unusual definition of "freedom."

[1] See for example:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/meta-systemic-censorship...

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terminalshort 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

All media is subject to the whims of its owners. That's freedom of the press. The only other option is that the government tells the owners what they can and can't publish.

	▲	adrianN an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Another option is that the government limits the power individuals can have. How many people control, say, 80% of the media? Do you need more than one hand to count them?

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RobotToaster 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"All over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the bourgeoisie." - Vladimir Lenin

	▲	direwolf20 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to beg in the streets, to sleep under bridges, and to steal bread.
	▲	smsm42 29 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes, Vladimir Lenin is likely one of the most appropriate people to quote on the question of freedom. Maybe only his successor Joseph Stalin is better in that regard.