US DOJ probes major TV networks for antitrust over presidential coverage boycott

The US Justice Department's Antitrust Division has opened a formal investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC to determine whether their coordinated boycott of presidential coverage violated the Sherman Act. The probe targets potential collusion among major networks, a first-of-its-kind antitrust action against media outlets for editorial decisions. The outcome could reshape media competition and political coverage, though legal precedent on applying antitrust law to content boycotts is unclear.