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Bad Idea or the Worst Idea? Having the FTC Regulate "Fake News"

posted by FatPhil on Monday February 06 2017, @09:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the is-there-an-all-fake-news-sites-are-liars-paradox dept.

TheMightyBuzzard brings us this jaunty tale about the spectre of censorship:

Over the last few months, we've talked about the weird obsession some people upset by the results of the election have had with the concept of "fake news." We warned that focusing on "fake news" as a problem was not just silly and pointless, but that it would quickly morph into calls for censorship. And, even worse, that censorship power would be in the hands of whoever got to define what "fake news" was.

Source: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170201/23481336610/bad-idea-worst-idea-having-ftc-regulate-fake-news.shtml

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by isostatic on Monday February 06 2017, @10:13PM

    by isostatic (365) on Monday February 06 2017, @10:13PM (#463727) Journal

    rejected by a majority of the population.

    I wasn't aware 45.9% constituted a majority.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by slinches on Monday February 06 2017, @11:38PM

    by slinches (5049) on Monday February 06 2017, @11:38PM (#463784)

    I think he was referencing the >50% that didn't vote for the establishment democrat candidate.

    • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday February 07 2017, @09:18AM

      by isostatic (365) on Tuesday February 07 2017, @09:18AM (#463957) Journal

      Clearly a good reason why the alternate vote system should be used in presidential elections, it would give people a chance to vote for someone other than Kang/Kodos without worrying that Kang might get in.

      It's a shame Bernie wasn't put forward as candidate for the dems, he was by far the best choice especially against Trump, but enough Dems were mobilised to vote with their brain rather than their hearts. It's a shame a sensible Republican wasn't put forward too, on the order of Mccain or Romney.

      Either way, more people rejected the divisive policies of Trump. 25.4% voted for Trump.

      By comparison 25.9% voted for Romney in 2012, 26.6% voted for McCain , 27.4% voted for Kerry. It hasn't been since Bush the Second that fewer people voted for a main party candidate.

      Fewer and fewer people are backing the Republicans each year. Whether you're a trump fan or not, a GOP fan or not, it's a concern, both in the party, the president, and the legitimacy of democracy at it's core.