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Because of liability. A newspaper or TV station can be sued for false content, not the printing company or the station engineers.
by lr4444lr 7y ago
Because of liability. A newspaper or TV station can be sued for false content, not the printing company or the station engineers.
- vkou 7y agoI can sue a TV station for telling lies on the air? Really? How much am I likely to win from this, because if it's true, I'm ready to start a legal crusade today. Oh, right... I won't get a penny. Free speech also means the freedom to tell bald-faced lies, without consequence.
- jay_kyburz 7y agoActually that's not true in a lot of the world. If you or your society are harmed by the lies, you can seek damages.