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Re:Maybe we shouldn't want a fully decentralized web by xfitm3 on Saturday December 05, 2020 @04:26PM (#25318532)
The death of the FCC fairness doctrine in 1987 effectively killed the integrity of journalism and allowed op-ed and infotainment to take place of informed and factual reporting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine

I'd be happy if this was successfully reintroduced. I can't imagine why this isn't widely supported, especially by those who detest "fake news" and want misinformation to be suppressed.

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Re:Maybe we shouldn't want a fully decentralized web by r00fus on Monday December 07, 2020 @12:05PM (#25334077)
Agreed, the death of the fairness doctrine led to shock jocks and opinion untethered from any counterpoint.
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