Netflix Acquisition Deserves Extra Scrutiny—and for More Than the Usual Reasons

Netflix Acquisition Deserves Extra Scrutiny—and for More Than the Usual Reasons
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In 1923, four immigrant brothers sold the family horse to cobble together enough money to purchase several picture-show theaters, or “nickelodeons.” More than a century later, their company—Warner Bros., one of Hollywood’s largest and most enduring studios—is up for sale, and with it, real concerns about competition within the media and entertainment industry.

Ken Buck
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Kenneth Robert Buck is a lawyer and politician who represents Colorado's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. From March 30, 2019, to March 27, 2021, Buck served as chair of the Colorado Republican Party. He was formerly the district attorney for Weld County, Colorado. Buck serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He is the author of “Capitol of Freedom,” “Drain the Swamp,” and recently “Crushed: Big Tech's War on Free Speech.”