mindfu t1_jaz3nyy wrote
Reply to comment by Duende555 in On Facebook, Visual Misinfo Widespread. In the runup to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election visual misinformation was widespread across the platform, and that it was highly asymmetric across party lines, with right-leaning images five to eight times more likely to be misleading. by Wagamaga
And along similar lines, the end of the fairness doctrine under the Reagan administration helped set this up.
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mindfu t1_jb27x4u wrote
> The fairness doctrine only applied to media broadcast over public airwaves and worked to limit political discussion of controversial topics.
Sure, and also have that discourse be less inflammatory when discussed. The net bonus was a much less overheated political climate than what we have now, and also with much less misinformation.
Of course, to be effective nowadays a fairness doctrine would have to apply to non-airwaves broadcasting like cable and social media. That would be very complicated. But some way of limiting misinformation in particular is deeply needed.
>President's including Kennedy and Nixon used the fairness doctrine to try and silence dissenting opinions.
How was JFK using the fairness doctrine to silence dissent? Curious for more info.
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