In a new court filing, Smartmatic claimed to discover potentially criminal activity by an OAN executive who was seeking to further Trump's plot to overturn the 2020 election.
While I am loathe to suggest it, we do need more regulation of what is supposed to be the "fourth estate."
Civil suits are only going to get us so far. Accountability needs to be baked in. While truth can be subjective at times (especially now), when major media corporations cross the line, there needs to be accountability.
IDK-- maybe some sort of badge -- "this news source is reliable and credible" versus "this news source is involved in...."
I have no idea how we "police" it without restricting Freedom of Speech.
While I am loathe to suggest it, we do need more regulation of what is supposed to be the "fourth estate."
Civil suits are only going to get us so far. Accountability needs to be baked in. While truth can be subjective at times (especially now), when major media corporations cross the line, there needs to be accountability.
IDK-- maybe some sort of badge -- "this news source is reliable and credible" versus "this news source is involved in...."
I have no idea how we "police" it without restricting Freedom of Speech.