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Hulu had an internal rule not to accept or run political ads. Polling subscribers since 2017, they heard that subscribers got fed up with the constant political ads running so often, and spreading that word everyone loves "disinformation," Hulu as a company and said to its subscribers, ok, no more political ads.
Well, apparently one party now feels that Hulus reach and audience opportunity is too large of a pie not to bite into, that they started a Hulu boycott and smear campaign, claiming political censorship.
Hulu’s “unwritten policy” on political censorship sparks backlash
Hulu, being a streaming service, is not bound by the Communications Act of 1934, a law that requires broadcast television networks to provide politicians equal access to the airwaves.
But their stance only lasted so long, b/c their parent company Disney, came in and has now forced them to change their policy and accept these ads. However the hypocrisy only extends so far as Disney's own streaming service, Disney+ has a similar policy about not accepting political ads to stay "family friendly"
So which is it people? Do we respect the rights of a privately owned company to decide what it on their platform or not? And while, yes you can argue that Hulu is technically owned by Disney, the policy wasn't a problem until a certain party* couldn't benefit from it and started a Karen "I want to see the manager" screaming attack.
again, let me point to the fact that the policy was enacted originally in part because "Hulu community have complained about seeing the same political ads “1,000 times,” with some claiming they were repeatedly served ads from Republicans that spread misinformation."
I got news for you..."Missinformation" is not just solely republican label. While the left has coopted it as its rally cry, you can't tell me that every single political ad, from either party is 100% truthful and transparent. We cant get the media to be truthful, but yet we will blindly believe everything that is said in a paid-for marketing spot solely targeted against a particular political opponent?? This is why we cant have nice things and IMO the best stance is to not try and decide what is factual or not, but just not have them at all, period.
*if the republicans were championing this same fight, I would feel the exact same way. I am "pro-private businesses being free to make their own policy"
Well, apparently one party now feels that Hulus reach and audience opportunity is too large of a pie not to bite into, that they started a Hulu boycott and smear campaign, claiming political censorship.
Hulu’s “unwritten policy” on political censorship sparks backlash
...the Hulu community have complained about seeing the same political ads “1,000 times,” with some claiming they were repeatedly served ads from Republicans that spread misinformation. After President Biden was elected in 2020, others complained about “Democratic propaganda.” Many suggested Hulu wasn’t the place for political ads.
....by blocking more political ads. Democrats have claimed that Hulu blocked political ads discussing key party issues like abortion rights, gun control, and climate change, sparking an entirely different backlash and a Twitter rally cry to #BoycottHulu.
“Hulu’s censorship of the truth is outrageous, offensive, and another step down a dangerous path for our country,” executive directors of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Democratic Governors Association told The Washington Post in a statement. “Voters have the right to know the facts about MAGA Republicans’ agenda on issues like abortion—and Hulu is doing a huge disservice to the American people by blocking voters from learning the truth about the GOP record or denying these issues from even being discussed.”
Hulu, being a streaming service, is not bound by the Communications Act of 1934, a law that requires broadcast television networks to provide politicians equal access to the airwaves.
But their stance only lasted so long, b/c their parent company Disney, came in and has now forced them to change their policy and accept these ads. However the hypocrisy only extends so far as Disney's own streaming service, Disney+ has a similar policy about not accepting political ads to stay "family friendly"
So which is it people? Do we respect the rights of a privately owned company to decide what it on their platform or not? And while, yes you can argue that Hulu is technically owned by Disney, the policy wasn't a problem until a certain party* couldn't benefit from it and started a Karen "I want to see the manager" screaming attack.
again, let me point to the fact that the policy was enacted originally in part because "Hulu community have complained about seeing the same political ads “1,000 times,” with some claiming they were repeatedly served ads from Republicans that spread misinformation."
I got news for you..."Missinformation" is not just solely republican label. While the left has coopted it as its rally cry, you can't tell me that every single political ad, from either party is 100% truthful and transparent. We cant get the media to be truthful, but yet we will blindly believe everything that is said in a paid-for marketing spot solely targeted against a particular political opponent?? This is why we cant have nice things and IMO the best stance is to not try and decide what is factual or not, but just not have them at all, period.
*if the republicans were championing this same fight, I would feel the exact same way. I am "pro-private businesses being free to make their own policy"
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