[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION: AT&T must drop dangerous white supremacist
propaganda network OAN from DirecTV now!

Dear MoveOn member,

News broke this week that AT&T, the world’s largest communications
company, is singlehandedly bankrolling One America News, which spreads
white supremacist propaganda, conspiracy theories, and COVID-19
misinformation on AT&T’s DirecTV.^1 It’s shameful.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell AT&T to drop the dangerous conspiracy theory
network OAN, NOW!

Back in June, an OAN host suggested that “traitors" who "stole" the
election should be executed.^2 OAN spreads dangerous messages like these
every single day, powered by the income from AT&T. 

And court records show that not only does AT&T provide tens of millions of
dollars in revenue for OAN, AT&T allegedly proposed the idea of a
right-wing show for its satellite service, DirecTV, the only cable
provider that gives OAN a platform to spread its dangerous messages.^3

Even OAN lawyer Patrick Nellies acknowledged that if OAN loses or isn’t
renewed by AT&T's DirecTV, the company would “go out of business
tomorrow,” which shows just how much power AT&T has to stop OAN.^4

AT&T: Cancel OAN’s contract and join every other major cable provider in
refusing to give them a platform to spread white supremacist propaganda,
lies, conspiracy theories, and COVID-19 misinformation.

[3]Sign the petition

And AT&T isn’t just giving a platform and singlehandedly bankrolling
conspiracy theory network OAN, it also donated almost $300,000 to the
Texas lawmakers who sponsored or co-sponsored the horrible abortion ban.^5

Unfortunately, that’s not all. AT&T was also among the corporations that
committed to stop donating PAC money to Republicans who voted to overturn
the results of the 2020 election and fueled the insurrection, but it broke
that commitment and has since donated thousands, hoping we wouldn't
notice.^6

AT&T is fueling attacks on our democracy by propping up and enabling white
supremacy propaganda and conspiracy theory network OAN and by funneling
PAC donations to insurrectionists. AT&T must drop OAN from DirecTV now. 

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–David, Mohammad, Jensine, Dan, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "How AT&T helped build far-right One America News," Reuters, October 6,
2021
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2. "OAN host suggests ‘traitors’ who ‘stole’ election should be executed,"
The Independent, June 24, 2021
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3. "How AT&T helped build far-right One America News," Reuters, October 6,
2021
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4. Ibid.

5. "Companies like AT&T and UnitedHealth donated over $100,000 to the
Texas lawmakers behind its new abortion law," Business Insider, September
2, 2021
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6. "Walmart, AT&T and Pfizer back lawmakers who supported Trump election
fraud lies 6 months after Capitol attack," USA Today, July 4, 2021
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