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Re:Dominion Voting Systems sues pro-Trump lawyer, seeking mo... by hedora on Friday January 08, 2021 @11:40AM (#25686467)
People should distrust foreign interference in elections. It’s supposedly illegal in the US.

Historically, “interference” has broadly included things like providing financial support to candidates, running news stories about candidates (or running news stations in the US, at all), and so on.

The lifting of these restrictions led directly to Fox News (which is an Australian company), which has long been a mouthpiece for the Republican Party. All of this happens despite the fact that it would be illegal for the Republican Party to take campaign donations from Australians.

We need to reinstate media ownership laws in the US.

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Re:Dominion Voting Systems sues pro-Trump lawyer, seeking mo... by jessaustin on Friday January 08, 2021 @11:58AM (#25686704)
Media ownership laws could take many forms. I'd prefer those of the form "the same firm can't own all the TV channels in any particular market" to those of the form "France 24 is not allowed".
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