>I know I may be stating something obvious here, but isn't this bad Yes. >(aka tell me what the advantages of doing this by the people who passed the law) Co

>I know I may be stating something obvious here, but isn't this bad Yes. >(aka tell me what the advantages of doing this by the people who passed the law) Control, the same reason any Country (such as China) wants to control publications - control the media, control the people. Given how well small viral media is able to influence people, they are just covering themselves by insisting all media require a license. >how did a law like this get passed? How any "crazy" law gets passed - there's a massive disconnect between the people and their government. It could have been made with good intentions (stopping fake news, etc) or bad intentions (controlling the people). The ultimate outcome will be that it's used to control anti-government sentiment - because it always is.