By Ilana Kowarski ( August 12, 2026, 01:45 GMT | Insight) -- Government officials opposing Paramount Skydance’s proposed buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery solely or primarily because they want CNN to espouse their preferred ideological view are behaving like despots in nations that lack press freedoms or free speech rights, the company’s chief legal officer, Makan Delrahim, said Tuesday during a policy summit.Government officials opposing Paramount Skydance’s proposed buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery solely or primarily because they want CNN to espouse their preferred ideological view are behaving like despots in nations that lack press freedom or free speech rights, the company’s chief legal officer, Makan Delrahim, said Tuesday during a policy summit....
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