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Governments are already in the business of deciding many truths. It is called the court system. There are people who are deliberately spreading misinformation
by shkkmo 6y ago
Governments are already in the business of deciding many truths. It is called the court system.
There are people who are deliberately spreading misinformation to make money. I think that we absolutely should be investigating and prosecuting such people. We simply lack the policing resources to effectively combat online fraud, online bullying, and online extortion. I think we need a fundamental restructuring of policing on our society to make this feasible.
- sneak 6y ago> There are people who are deliberately spreading misinformation to make money. I think that we absolutely should be investigating and prosecuting such people. The US constitution prevents bans on televangelists. In the US, to achieve your goal you'll have to start off with a constitutional amendment repealing the first amendment.
- shkkmo 6y agoI think you'll find that the first amendment is much more limited in strength than you would like to think. There is a long history of the US courts abrogating free speech. "Shouting fire in a crowded theater" originated as a metaphor to justify preventing pacifists from distributing anti-draft pamphlets. If the televangelist can be demonstrated in court to not believe the stuff he is telling people to make money, I see no reason why fraud charges shouldn't stick.