Comment on "This is Extremely Dangerous to our Democracy"
WraithGear@lemmy.world 3 months agoIt’s hard to justify going after media orgs. Especially the government justifying going after the media. The freedom of speech points to stopping government action in this exact case. This gives the perfect vector for corporate take overs. And now my media diet consists of comedians.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
there is precedent for the government ensuring balanced discourse on public airwaves with the fairness doctrine.
WraithGear@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Sorta? It’s complicated, and it’s important to note that it’s been repealed in 1987. And even in its hay day, its was controversial due to the government deciding what was fair, rendering free speech obsolete.
No when the government wants to silence media, they usually turn to clerical infractions, and fines for other reasons. And other harassment behavior. Sure they may do it to stations i want gone, but it’s still scummy.