Yeah, that was kind of my impression after reading the article and letting it settle, even though I do expect there to be layoffs at DC as well. It's unfortunate, because not only do I think DC was able to weather the worst of it, and arguably was able to bounce back stronger than it was before, only for this to happen. In terms of day-to-day practices and what stories are being made, I think none of that is going to change in DC, at least not at this moment.
While the AT&T and Warner merger shouldn't have happened in the first, the silver lining is that now Warner Bros, and in extension DC comics, will no longer be run by a company that didn't really know how to run out. I know the AT&T investors will still hold stock in whatever this newly merged company with Warner and Discovery will be called, it doesn't seem like AT&T will no longer have a direct hand with managing Warner Bros. Media anymore. It has been no secret that AT&T was pretty incompetent in how to run Warner Bros, making rash decisions that didn't really involve any creatives or producers. They completely mishandled the launch of their huge streaming service and the only reason they were able to turn that around was thanks to the influences of those not directly from the higher-ups.
Maybe it is a little bit too optimistic to think DC Comics will remain unscathed, as I don't know how the leads at Discovery would view comics. Since Discovery is made up of members whose jobs are to produce and sell media to consumers, I have imagined they have a stronger grasp of how to handle their different media brands than AT&T, a conglomerate whose main purpose is phone services.