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> The problem is people are treating the news like a product in the capitalist paradigm. News is a product, but it should be noted that fraud is a crime in a f
by lend000 10y ago
> The problem is people are treating the news like a product in the capitalist paradigm.
News is a product, but it should be noted that fraud is a crime in a free market. Not that it discounts the rest of what you're saying.
- Retra 10y agoThat doesn't really work very well. News as a product means you give the customers what they ask for, not what they need. If they ask for lies, it's not fraud. However, news as a public service has standards of liability to the public in general, not just to your own customers. It is an obligation to society, not to the buyer.
- lend000 10y agoMost consumers don't sign an agreement to receive fake news that fits their beliefs when they purchase cable -- if that was the case, then it would be fine (it can also be fraud to have something hidden in the fine print, although it usually requires a class action).