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> A news stand isn't required to sell every magazine that every publisher makes though, right? News publishers and editors are liable for content. And yes, un
by abernard1 6y ago
> A news stand isn't required to sell every magazine that every publisher makes though, right?
News publishers and editors are liable for content.
And yes, under equal access time laws by the FEC, broadcast networks are required to give equal time if requested by a political candidate.
We can argue semantics, or to what degree the law is enforced. The issue is that those two media both are 1) regulated and 2) liable with respect to content in a way that internet platforms that have voluntarily taken on an editorial responsibility are not.