Re:State-Sponsored Trolling: How Governments Are Deploying D...
by keane on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:30AM
(#17874286)
The three authors make the recommendation that, to deter fake/unapproved information from being circulated, the US should amend the US Constitution:
"Under US law, adapt the First Amendment,
perhaps by building upon existing hate
speech prohibitions that are permitted
by the First Amendment, such as the
federal cyberstalking statute (18 USC
§ 2261A); create exceptions and add
possible new regulations to Section 230
of the Communications Decency Act of
1996, a provision that shields social media
platforms from legal liability for the actions
of third-party users of their services; and
amend and evolve electoral regulation."
"Under US law, adapt the First Amendment, perhaps by building upon existing hate speech prohibitions that are permitted by the First Amendment, such as the federal cyberstalking statute (18 USC § 2261A); create exceptions and add possible new regulations to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, a provision that shields social media platforms from legal liability for the actions of third-party users of their services; and amend and evolve electoral regulation."