Tue Aug 2, 2022 – 9:59 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Internet and phone company Verizon has dropped conservative news channel One America News (OAN) following political pressure from left-wing groups and politicians.
The news channel is no longer available to Verizon customers. The company was the last major carrier of OAN, which means the financial stability of the company is in jeopardy. AT&T’s DirectTV dropped the company from its channels in April after significant pressure as well.
“Media Matters and other organizations have been asking OAN’s cable providers to drop the channel and prospective providers to decline from picking up the channel,” the activist group boasted on July 21.
Media Matters’ president, Angelo Carusone, thanked Verizon for the decision.
“Verizon was the last major cable provider still funding OAN. Earlier this year, DirecTV finally recognized that it was both irresponsible and bad for business to continue to subsidize OAN,” Angelo Carusone stated in a news release. “Almost immediately after DirecTV dropped the network, OAN began scaling back its programming. Losing Verizon is like the final nail in the coffin for OAN.”
The pressure from Media Matters was complemented with scrutiny from powerful legislators who oversee cable
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