no, imo it shouldn't be unregulated. it always has been via media (not the reason for me thinking it should be) and it always will be. never been perfect.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:22 pmNot sure but you believe mass media communication is and should be unregulated? Do you you expect that broadcasting over the internet will be unregulated and that it should be unregulated?wgdsr wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:15 pm#wwddTypical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:12 pmInnovation ahead of regulation. We will see how live streamed tripe is regulated down the line. I am sure TV was ahead of regulation too. We will see.wgdsr wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 4:07 pmdon't remember the last "political" full broadcast i've seen where, depending on the declarative certainty... a broadcaster didn't throw something out they "knew" to be false.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:58 pmI suppose a broadcaster never knows its false. In other news:wgdsr wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:48 pmi mean sure, no fire in a crowded theatre, but is this a requirement to indulge (1st paragraph):Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:26 pmJust enforce what is on the bookswgdsr wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:21 pmi guess we just have different takes on how things work.Brooklyn wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:45 pmNormally I'd be laughing at the idiocy of that right winger's speech. But far too many people take it seriously and it is going to put people's lives in jeopardy. Let's hope those who believe that garbage will join us in this forum so that they can become enlightened with the TRUTH.
anybody listening to that in the first place is already there. just wants affirmation and social. and @fanlax, before they get suspended, won't be changing any of their beliefs.
anyway... you're an attorney or were and you want the gov to stop it knowing precedent and all that? how do you figure that works out, constitutionally and long term and all?
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/br ... nformation
The idea that people can say whatever the hell they want to say isn’t true when it comes to public health.
"The FCC prohibits broadcasting false information about a crime or a catastrophe if the broadcaster knows the information is false"
so proving that is the next, or the first, step? they could muck it up for a while i guess, but sounds more like a can of worms.
https://www.kens5.com/mobile/article/ne ... e71d9e10b1
fcc would be busy.
where those lines are drawn are probably where people have their difference of opinion.