Yep, it certainly is, but hardly anyone ever talks about it, especially not in mainstream media. Why? Because the ones doing it, i.e. the corporations, own the media. They’re not going to tell on themselves. Instead they’ll gaslight and lie about supposedly “rampant” retail theft that is nowhere near as widespread as they like to claim and constantly report. And gullible people believe them because it’s on the news, it must be real, right?
You should watch their previous episode on The Fragile Creator Economy. It goes into how Some More News, like many creator based platforms, relies on corporations like Youtube and Patreon to survive, and thusly potentially stifles criticism of said corporations.
That’s why I love this show, more often than not, they say the quiet part out loud.
We Stan the Bearded Weirdo and his Warmbo Wife.