Tell State AGs: Block the Warner-Paramount Mega-Merger

MAGA billionaires are on the verge of taking over America’s media — and state attorneys general must step in now.

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are finalizing a $110 billion mega-merger that would combine CNN, CBS, HBO, Paramount Pictures, and more into one massive corporate empire. Larry Ellison and David Ellison — powerful, Trump-aligned billionaires who control Paramount — stand to gain sweeping control over our media landscape.

Trump officials are unlikely to stop this threat to our democracy, but state attorneys general also have the power to challenge anticompetitive mergers and protect consumers in their states. They can file lawsuits, demand stronger scrutiny, and block corporate consolidation that harms competition and the public interest. It’s time for them to act.

Tell your state attorney general: “Challenge the Warner-Paramount mega-merger. Protect competition. Defend independent journalism. And stop this billionaire media power grab.”

Mergers like this one are how monopolies are built — and how independent journalism is weakened.

If approved, this merger would slash competition, eliminate newsroom jobs, and concentrate control of major news outlets in fewer, politically connected hands. Journalists inside CNN and CBS have already raised the alarm about deep cuts and growing political pressure. When billionaires aligned with Trump consolidate media power, watchdog reporting suffers and democracy pays the price.

That’s why it’s crucial for us to build pressure in our own states now. Many attorneys general are preparing for tough reelection battles later this year, and others are considering their political futures. They need to hear that we’ll hold them accountable if they don’t act.

Add your name to demand your state attorney general takes action to block this anti-competitive merger now. Our democracy cannot afford a $110 billion media monopoly controlled by MAGA billionaires.

The petition to state attorneys general reads: “Challenge the Warner-Paramount mega-merger. Protect competition. Defend independent journalism. And stop this billionaire media power grab.”