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Tree Lady

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15. My thought exactly

Reply to EllieBC (Reply #14)

Wed Jun 19, 2024, 08:36 PM

Jun 2024

who is the government? It needs to be non partisan fairness for both sides and why I voted for the only regulation should be to tell the truth. Just the facts like when I was a kid watching the news.

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Should the government regulate "News" [View all] sarisataka Jun 2024 OP

The government should enforce anti-trust laws and break up media ownership consolidation. sop Jun 2024 #1

I think the consolidation of news services sarisataka Jun 2024 #5

Wish we could bring back the Fairness Doctrine! Initech Jun 2024 #2

the Fairness Doctrine also would not impact cable networks Celerity Jun 2024 #6

The FD would not apply to the internet,satellite or cable genres, they don't operate on MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2024 #9

It didn't that much good when it was in effect. Nixon was elected, twice. Reagan was elected, twice. onenote Jun 2024 #17

Pass - "The government", because of our "two-party system", includes Republicans. They can not be trusted to define ck4829 Jun 2024 #3

I had not considered sarisataka Jun 2024 #4

It's not, and that's good Dave says Jun 2024 #7

No, all of these "solutions" are antithetical to the First Amendment. tritsofme Jun 2024 #8

That has been my argument in another thread, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2024 #11

People often do not consider sarisataka Jun 2024 #13

Oh hell no, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2024 #10

No. William769 Jun 2024 #12

Well that all depends. EllieBC Jun 2024 #14

My thought exactly Tree Lady Jun 2024 #15

But who decides what is false information? TheFarseer Jun 2024 #16

"regulatory standards of truthfulness' is a chilling, Putinesque, PRC kind of concept. Maru Kitteh Jun 2024 #18