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News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 24 days ago

The Onion is sold to new firm known as Global Tetrahedron

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The Onion is sold to new firm known as Global Tetrahedron

Snot Flickerman to

News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 24 days ago

Just a moment...

https://global-tetrahedron.com/about

Hmm, I wonder why this shadowy organization sounds so… familiar?

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Atheonion.com+"global+tetrahedron"

I think it might be safe to file this one under “Good News.” It sounds like everyone kept their jobs and the union is intact.

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The Onion’s owner said on Thursday that the satirical news site has been sold to a new Chicago-based firm created by four digital media veterans who are fans of the publication.

This is very good news!

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