Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk - eviltoast

“We asked why they wouldn’t run the wrap when we clearly met the guidelines if they were allowing the internal ad,” said Virginia Kase Solomón, the president and chief executive of Common Cause. “They said they were not at liberty to give us a reason.”

They can’t run the ad, but you can get a “nobody elected Elon” sticker to put somewhere people see

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    5 days ago

    There are really two viable explanations for this:

    1. Interference from Bezos
    2. The Washington Post has realised that allowing this advert to run exposes them to legal risk from an erratic administration that is extremely sensitive to its public perception.
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        5 days ago

        My friend, they are a multi-million-dollar corporation. There is no such thing as integrity, only profit. It just so happens that for the greater part of their existence, having the appearance of integrity has been the best way to achieve the real goal.