Politico is owned by the german Axel Springer SE, a publisher that also owns Bild, Fakt (polish) and Welt among others.

The publisher and its news outlets (with the aforementioned Bild, Fakt and Welt most prominent) is a main driver for a news coverage and reporting that is jointly responsible for the rise of the far right in Germany and Europe.

Politico itself has published so-called Native Ads, a form of advertisng that is designed like op-ed articles and other opinion pieces in a way that is hard to differeentiate from regular, non-sponsored content, mostly for fossile fuel companies but also healt insurance, finance and weapons industries. (Source 1, Source 2).

That sums up to a news outlet that should not be shared, not be trusted and hence, not be posted here. It was not an issue mostly since this outlet wasn’t posted here often , but recently, Politico articles are getting posted very frequently again, so I suggest the ban now.

Edit: lost a word

Edit 2: it should be noted that there is another publisher with a similar name (Springer Nature with several subsidiaries), but that company os not affiliated with Axel Springer SE and has different issues.

  • catharso@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    15·
    2 hours ago

    i think it is necessary to occasionally see what ‘the other side’ is pushing, just to be prepared.

    so i’d say autotagging posts pointing to certain domains with a “warning” label (like for example https://ground.news/ is doing) might be the better approach.

    but lemmy afaik does not have a feature like this; so banning might be the next best thing 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
      11·
      2 hours ago

      I wouldn’t care if it was every now and then, but recently the frequency of Politico articles being shared here has skyrocketed - mostly by a single user, but I have seen them being posted by others, too.

      • Pip@feddit.orgEnglish
        24·
        2 hours ago

        Yes, they have some well written and researched articles, which I shared.

        • Pip@feddit.orgEnglish
          41·
          1 hour ago

          The wikipedia article section this links to highlights that the publisher endorses : US European alliance, reconciliation between Germans and Jews, support for Israel, European integration, oppositikon to PiS. Not exactly a far right rag then.

          • Zombie@feddit.ukEnglish
            21·
            47 minutes ago

            You’re so deep down the Overton Window that none of those things register as explicitly far right to you?

            US European alliance

            America is snatching people off the streets, silencing dissenting voices, threatening countries with both economic and military attack, and building concentration camps.

            support for Israel

            Israel is a genocidal ethno-state.

            The 2025 letter has been signed by over 7500 citizens, 400 academics, including 31 Nobel Prize winners.

            As in 1925, we scientists, philosophers, writers, artists and citizens of the world, have a responsibility to denounce and resist the resurgence of fascism in all its forms. We call on all those who value democracy to act:

            • Defend democratic, cultural and educational institutions. Call out abuses of democratic principles and human rights. Refuse preemptive compliance.
            • Join collective actions, locally and internationally. Boycott and strike when possible. Make resistance impossible to ignore and costly to repress.
            • Uphold facts and evidence. Foster critical thinking and engage with your communities on these grounds.

            https://stopreturnfascism.org/english/

            • Pip@feddit.orgEnglish
              2·
              35 minutes ago

              Nope, the wikipedia article referred to the transatlantic alliance which Trump and others are now dismantling. That is what the publisher endorsed : the transatlantic alliance established after WWII.

              Support for the existence of Israel is mainstream, yes. Even though it committed war crimes that will probably soon be judged as a genocide by court.

              Fully with you on fighting fascism. Not the same as fighting conservatives and the center right.