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Unfortunately, language inserted into the NDAA changed that in 2012. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mhastings/congressmen-seek-to-lift-propaganda-ban htt
by 34679 4y ago
Unfortunately, language inserted into the NDAA changed that in 2012.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mhastings/congressmen-seek-to-lift-propaganda-ban https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mhastings/congressmen-s...
>The new law would give sweeping powers to the government to push television, radio, newspaper, and social media onto the U.S. public. “It removes the protection for Americans,” says a Pentagon official who is concerned about the law. “It removes oversight from the people who want to put out this information. There are no checks and balances. No one knows if the information is accurate, partially accurate, or entirely false.”
- mhoad 4y agoThat doesn't appear to have gone past a proposed amendment 10 years ago unless I am missing something those protections are still very much in place.
- 34679 4y agoThe amendment passed. "US Government-Funded Domestic Propaganda Has Officially Hit The Airwaves" https://www.businessinsider.com/us-domestic-propaganda-officially-aired-2013-7?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/us-domestic-propaganda-offic...