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Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by testvox on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:33PM (#16878691)
The Supreme Court ruled that the fairness doctrine was justified given the scarce nature of the radio spectrum. The doctrine never applied to cable TV and certainly wouldn't be able to be applied to the internet.
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Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by raquo on Thursday April 19, 2018 @03:04PM (#16879007)
You can certainly apply and enforce such regulations on mainstream media, both TV and online. The world will benefit even without US getting onboard with it, and without the need to police every last website.
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