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What is more concerning is that in popular culture right now many people are loudly calling for government control of news, to stamp out so called fake news. T
by tux1968 7y ago
What is more concerning is that in popular culture right now many people are loudly calling for government control of news, to stamp out so called fake news. That can only lead to what amounts to a government Ministry of Truth, and support for surveillance of all journalists and activists.
So while those working on such projects need to ask themselves some serious questions, the rest of us should be loudly speaking out against the rising support of censorship and authoritarianism in general.
- cr0sh 7y agoHonestly what we need is the re-instatement of the Fairness Doctrine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine Between that and maybe some kind of regulation of websites or other internet media that purport to be "news" but are something else (ie - make it a requirement that such sites conspicuously show a "for entertainment purposes only" or "satire" or similar banner). Perhaps with penalties for those who don't comply. Of course, there's a fine line to the above; simple bloggers or even HN could potentially overstep it. There's also the issue of false accusations... I doubt, though, that any of these things will likely occur.