I quite look forward to the fight.

I'm anti fascist and I believe fascism has no place in our society. If you have an issue with that, buckle up. I was raised in a tough area, were you?

19 minutes ago, Rooney said:

The government can block merger deals or make things incredibly difficult.

It’s why if Reform get in to power in the U.K. we will see something very similar. It’s why the BBC are trying to get ahead of it now I guess (not that it will matter).

If the US had a proper system of checks and balances, as it is designed to, any presidential administration trying this, to silence criticism coming from journalists, entertainment figures or employees of private companies, would get raked over the coals by Congress, where even party loyalty wouldn't stop this, because voters would see such censorship as disqualifying. Media affected could likely hammer this too. Essentially the negative consequences would be so great for the executive branch that they wouldn't try.

Unless they're Trumpian Republicans, who the rest of the political, media and legal class fails to hold to account properly and their 'team' of voters looks past any and all failings.