[nicbou]

Remember that the premise of this conversation is that ZDF is not government-run. That you are legally required to pay the TV tax has no bearing on that. The government neither collects nor allocates that money, and has no control over the broadcasters.

[snowpid]

It is govermental run. as it is no private institution, as I am forced to by the govermental and it is collected by govt agencies.

The only true thing that my parliament does not have any say but some obscure council with e.g. representatives from the church.

It is a shitty system with left bias news, shitty films and shitty tv shows. Only the left defends it fearing they might lose a powerful media institution.