Netflix spent a record $3 million on lobbying last year—and hired Ballard Partners, the firm led by a top Trump fundraiser, to lobby the White House—as it pushed for the Warner Bros. merger that would have given it control over nearly half the streaming market.
Free-to-read report:
https://readsludge.com/2026/04/28/netflix-raised-prices-after-pocketing-a-2-8-billion-windfall/
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