AT&T-owned DirecTV ignited an uproar on the right Wednesday by pulling the plug on the Newsmax network, spurring allegations that the satellite service is censoring conservative voices less than a year after dropping One America News.
Newsmax announced that its channel went dark at midnight Tuesday, shutting off its reach to more than 13 million customers of DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-Verse, in a move denounced by the network as politically motivated.
“This is a blatant act of political discrimination and censorship against Newsmax,” said network CEO Christopher Ruddy.
DirecTV’s decision followed a breakdown in negotiations over rates.