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With regards to Politico (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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Ive noticed several posts here linking to politico articles, which I find strange for this community given their history and affiliations.

To everyone reading, just give the wiki page on them a read, follow the references cited in it, and make up your own mind on whether you want to trust it as a source for EU news.

To everyone who posts their articles in here, I hope its just because you weren't aware of all this, rather than anything else.

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[โ€“] 17 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Aaah i didnt know Axel Springer aka germanys Fox News bought them

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  • [โ€“] [S] 14 points 10 months ago

    Its not just that, directly. They also seem to be working for fossil fuel companies, amongst other things that make me have a feeling that they're goal is not to report news accurately but to push an agenda, which I doubt the people in this community subscribe to.

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    • [โ€“] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    In 2021, Politico was reportedly acquired for over $1 billion by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company.[6] Axel Springer SE's CEO Mathias Dopfner said that Politico employees would be required to adhere to the company's principles of support for Israel, support for a United Europe and a free-market economy. In 2025, a group of Politico employees won a landmark case against the firm's use of AI tools.

    Could have just posted this excerpt from the top of the article honestly. Don't really nรฉes to read all of it.

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    • [โ€“] 3 points 10 months ago

    Obligatory mention of the Anti Axel Springer hosts file you can put in your uBlock or wherever you block ads/connections. No more accidentally reading Springer bullshit.

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    [โ€“] 1 point 10 months ago

    I will have to look at this. I know they're ran by a billionaire that's why it's not one of the outlets I visit regularly.

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