A Fox investment in TikTok would give the Murdoch media empire a platform with 170 million U.S. users to promote TV programming, and a chance to redeem the family’s catastrophic purchase of MySpace 20 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/23/tech/murdochs-myspace-tiktok/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #rupertmurdoch #lachlanmurdoch #myspace #tiktok #socialmedia #bytedance
Donald Trump says that Lachlan Murdoch, Larry Ellison and Michael Dell will be investors in a proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/tech/murdoch-dell-ellison-tiktok-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #lachlanmurdoch #michaeldell #larryellison #tiktok #apps #socialmedia #china #us #donaldtrump #bytedance #rupertmurdoch #foxnews #newscorp #oracle #foxcorp
King Charles III called for the defense of Ukraine and the environment as he welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump and top tech and finance executives for a lavish state dinner at Windsor Castle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/world/apple-citi-trump-king-charles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #kingcharlesiii #apple #timcook #citi #janefraser #nvidia #jensenhuang #blackstone #steveschwarzman #arm #renehaas #rupertmurdoch #us #donaldtrump #uk
Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the undisputed head of the family's sprawling enterprise, is 'a very different leader than his father.' https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/companies/lachlan-murdoch-empire-deals-profit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lachlanmurdoch #rupertmurdoch #newscorp #foxnews #wallstreetjournal
@thejapantimes
The headline parallels, "Cyanide company to change colour of labels".
The headline parallels, "Cyanide company to change colour of labels".
Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the undisputed head of the family's sprawling enterprise, is 'a very different leader than his father.' https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/companies/lachlan-murdoch-empire-deals-profit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lachlanmurdoch #rupertmurdoch #newscorp #foxnews #wallstreetjournal
The family of media mogul Rupert Murdoch has reached a deal that will see his politically conservative eldest son, Lachlan, cement control of the family media empire that includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/companies/lachlan-murdoch-news-corp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #foxnews #wallstreetjournal #newscorp #rupertmurdoch #lachlanmurdoch
Isaac Freeman
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@jackyan
Found this lurking behind the aspidistra.
Found this lurking behind the aspidistra.
"Is the Rugby Union so hard up for cash?"
Tom, today we know there is nothing they wouldn't do for cash, including jumping in bed with #RupertMurdoch.
#NZRU#Rugby#NZ
It should be noted that when #TomLehrer came to #Aotearoa, he wrote a song critical of the All Blacksʼ tour of apartheid South Africa and PM Walter Nashʼs support of it. Definitely on the right side of history.
https://flipboard.com/@npr/music-fru3ssldz/-/a-wGsOZ-KjQde4fcXE38w_Qw%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0
@jackyan
Found this lurking behind the aspidistra.
Found this lurking behind the aspidistra.
"Is the Rugby Union so hard up for cash?"
Tom, today we know there is nothing they wouldn't do for cash, including jumping in bed with #RupertMurdoch.
#NZRU#Rugby#NZ
#Trump sues #DowJones, #NewsCorp, #RupertMurdoch, #WSJ reporters for #libel, court records show
Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp (NWSA.O), Rupert Murdoch & 2 Wall Street Journal #reporters, raising claims under federal libel #law, court records show.
#wimp#TrumpIsWeak
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/donald-trump-sues-dow-jones-news-corp-rupert-murdoch-wsj-reporters-libel-court-2025-07-18/
Another excellent column by Gordon Campbell, from a couple of weeks ago, on the crusade against social media use by under-16s.
Campbell looks beyond the obvious privacy risks created by enforcing age limits, to the corporate conservative roots of the policy's Australian variant (particularly Rupert Murdoch's role in it). He mentions the way it violates teens' human rights, and limits their access to peer support;
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2505/S00025/on-the-parental-panic-over-young-kids-online.htm