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> there could be stronger laws against media which contains objectively provable lies this is a clear violation of the First Amendment, which makes it legal to
by acallan 5y ago
> there could be stronger laws against media which contains objectively provable lies
this is a clear violation of the First Amendment, which makes it legal to publish lies.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 5y agoWhat about slander and libel laws or laws about claims made in advertisements?
- acallan 5y ago> What about slander and libel laws or laws about claims made in advertisements? Yep — here we're getting into Prior Restraint. It's both against the law to restrain free speech such as lies, but as you rightly point out, this speech can have other legal consequences.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 5y agoWell there we go, an established framework for how this could work. Legal consequences are good enough.