In France, there is a very powerful left-wing politician named Jean-Luc Mélenchon. He was senator for decades. He was previously a minister. People close him describe him as a political beast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Mélenchon
On october 3th 2023, the newspaper Le Monde published an astonishing investigation into his girlfriend. They reveal that his gf screams and humiliates ordinary people. He knows that and actively protects her.
On october 6th, Senator Melenchon took a trip to Morocco. Believing he was far away for any journalist, he told young moroccans: “I really don’t care what the newspapers publish. Voters don’t read newspapers, they watch social media videos. We are now in the wonderful era of social media”
Elon Musk regularly attacks the New York Times.
On social media, he urges people to not read it.
That’s because the New York Times has published many remarkable investigations.
Musk knowingly lied about the safety of self-driving vehicles:
The Musk Foundation is breaking the law:
When powerful politicians and businessmen tell you that you shouldn’t read newspapers, they aren’t trying to give you advice. They want you to be ignorant.
Or worse, they tell you what they want you to think. It’s them saying “this is what i want you to do, say and believe”.