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A Fairness Doctrine would require mainstream media to present QAnon's side of things equally with anti-QAnon. This doesn't help the QAnon folks, since they're s
by freeone3000 6y ago
A Fairness Doctrine would require mainstream media to present QAnon's side of things equally with anti-QAnon. This doesn't help the QAnon folks, since they're still mad they're being censored (that's part of the thing, they're always censored, and there's a thousand videos they can show you to prove it). And it exposes people who otherwise wouldn't be to their views, as if they were accepted. I don't anticipate a fairness doctrine making people less prone to conspiracy -- it worked in 1987 because TV was the main source of news, but most "news" is not on TV or in print, it's on YouTube.
- ploika 6y agoIt would likely require proportionate rather than equal coverage. That's how it works in Ireland anyway (though not always uncontroversially - it's a hard thing to get right all the time). Fringe or extreme opinions don't automatically get credulous airtime.
- booleanbetrayal 6y agoThat's my understanding of how the Fairness Doctrine was supposed to work. Legitimized opinions are required for consideration. If they are not legitimized, then it will be a little harder for them to gain traction in the first place. Policies like these, while imperfect, can help to serve as a brake pump on the outlandish.