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If you make a bold claim like that I hope you have the sources to back it up. News outlets spreading misinformation is a criminal act; it was in the UK's 2003 C
by Cthulhu_ 1y ago
If you make a bold claim like that I hope you have the sources to back it up. News outlets spreading misinformation is a criminal act; it was in the UK's 2003 Communications Act [0] and has been updated in the 2023 Online Safety Act [1], with some people already having been convicted [2] for spreading misinformation.
[0] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127
[1] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/179 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/179
[2] https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/derbyshire/news/news/south/2024/august/man-jailed-after-fake-claim-on-tiktok-video-that-he-was-running-for-his-life-from-rioters/ https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/derbyshire/news/news/s...
- mosst 1y agoExactly, there's a difference between spreading information that is factually incorrect and reporting (or not reporting) information in a way that is misleading.