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Any justification for censoring Sinclair would apply 100 fold to Google or Facebook. Its just not constitutional to ban Sinclair for running pro GOP content.
by rhino369 9y ago
Any justification for censoring Sinclair would apply 100 fold to Google or Facebook.
Its just not constitutional to ban Sinclair for running pro GOP content.
- kolpa 9y agoSinclair has a government-granted monopoly on the frequencies on which they broadcast. Google and Facebook offer service accessible over the (almost entirely) capacity-unconstrained Internet medium.
- rhino369 9y agoAnd a movie theatre has a government granted monopoly on a piece of land on which they show movies. Doesn't mean you can't just build another one next door. Facebook has an actual monolopy on an entire market.
- lovich 9y agoI agree that Facebook is a bigger issue, but you can't just build on more frequency. There's only a small, already claimed amount, that is suitable and allowed for broadcasting tv
- gregdunn 9y agoTV broadcast frequencies are a far scarcer resource than land.
- will4274 9y agoAnd yet, there are more TV stations than movie theatres in many towns.
- pnw_hazor 9y agoAs well as networks, in general, like ABC, etc.