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At least going by the Google translation of the article you cited, I doubt that any of these broadcasters would be required to carry RT under this law. This is

At least going by the Google translation of the article you cited, I doubt that any of these broadcasters would be required to carry RT under this law. This is more about slander and libel, not about giving every political viewpoint equal airtime. So I guess the answer to your original question is, "no, we did not allow new media to ignore our laws." Because there are no laws enforcing the mechanisms you contemplated in your original comment. As far as giving the other side the opportunity to comment, the news networks are falling all over themselves to give Russia the opportunity to comment. They would all love to have frank, on the record discussions of this issue with Russian officials. That's different than broadcasting Russian propaganda though.

simion314 5y ago
Sorry for confusion, there is no law to give all possible political ideas equal air time. Is about preventing fake facts being presented , you will pay if you do that and you are forced to admit it like a TV channel will have to present "Our channel was fined with XYZ for the content we published at date because we did ABC" Since bad behavior costs you money and you have to publicly admit when you were wrong and you have to also show affected parties response you will think a few times before you present something, maybe if you are not sure you label it "we cannon confirm X" . But the issue with this constitution rules is that are old and do not specify the internet, IMO is a good idea to have media follow an good code of conduct and punish them when they repeatedly fail to do so, they are professionals not teens on reddit