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if the Fairness Doctrine was implemented for the Internet and you had a Democrat leaning political blog you would have to give equal time/space to MAGA narrativ
by dingnuts 2y ago
if the Fairness Doctrine was implemented for the Internet and you had a Democrat leaning political blog you would have to give equal time/space to MAGA narratives on your site. That's what you want?
- daveguy 2y agoIf that's what it takes to get 50% of the US to not be forced fed only one side by dipshits. Yup.
- dylan604 2y agoI think if you are going to claim fair coverage, then yes. If you are going to openly say you are for one side or the other, then okay. Having a tag line like "fair and balanced" without the balance or being fair then no.
- xboxnolifes 2y agoThe fairness doctrine does not require equal time. It requires you to dedicate some amount of time to controversial topics, and then give some amount of time to opposing parties within those topics. Which, if you're going to argue against someone's position, I'd think it best to get that position directly from them, rather than building a strawman to beat down.
- kelipso 2y agoOr you could do what Ezra Klein did a couple of days ago and get a mentally ummm not all there member of the other side and let them free associate the entire interview.
- CamperBob2 2y agoEither way, it's not compatible with the First Amendment. Come up with something else to try.
- redeux 2y agoThe Fairness Doctrine was never found incompatible with the First Amendment. It was removed by a politicized FCC. The topic was taken up by the Supreme Court and they did not find that it violated the constitution, quite the opposite actually.
- CamperBob2 2y agoWhen applied to broadcasters using licensed public resources under Federal jurisdiction, yes. When applied to privately-operated Internet sites that readers have to go out of their way to access, no. Not just "no," or "Hell, no," but fuck no.