A Democrat Took on Red Sox Ownership in an Ad. A Network Pulled it.

Posted by PolicyWire

Graham Platner, a Senate candidate in Maine, blamed private equity for destroying “our favorite baseball team.” NESN, which is owned by the team, pulled his campaign ad, citing an intellectual property violation.

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tomspark wrote:

That's classic — a network owned by the team censors criticism of the team's owner. The "IP violation" excuse is so thin it's transparent. Platner should've just called them out publicly instead of pulling it.