{
  "id": 9417572,
  "title": "The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/the-ellisons-could-make-a-killing-in-big-surveillance-with-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:34:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept-theintercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/09/23/paramount-warner-bros-merger-ellisons-surveillance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Larry Ellison, the octogenarian CEO of Oracle, is set to expand his influence over the next generation with a potential merger involving his media empire and the Warner Bros. Discovery parent company. The proposed $111 billion deal, if approved, could give Ellison unprecedented control over media consumption through social media, news, TV, and movies. This consolidation comes after Oracle's co-ownership of TikTok and a recent $115 million privacy lawsuit against Ellison. If the merger proceeds, it could further enable the Ellisons' agenda of brainwashing kids and bolstering surveillance through government spending.",
  "summary": "With the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger set to proceed, the Ellisons can stoke Americans’ fears — and sell the government its solution. The post The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger appeared first on The Intercept .",
  "key_points": [
    "Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO, aims to expand media influence.",
    "$111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery proposed.",
    "Potential surveillance expansion through government spending."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Intercept",
        "title": "The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/the-ellisons-could-make-a-killing-in-big-surveillance-with-the-9417599",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:34:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}