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Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros., HBO for $82.7 Billion

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros., HBO for $82.7 Billion

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros., HBO for $82.7 Billion
Above: The logos of Netflix and Warner Bros. Image credit: Didem Mente/Anadolu/Getty Images

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If this deal goes through we can expect more woke, anti-American content that will continue to indoctrinate viewers. Conservatives for too long abandoned the entertainment industry, leaving an opening for a company like this to dominate. The Trump administration must stop this transaction.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that an original, wholly AI-generated feature film will rank No. 1 on a popular streaming service on Oct. 19, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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