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Bill: Standards in the Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pensioners' Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2357
Description[?]:
| Under the current law, Aloria's media can get away with behaving in the most irresponsible way, printing lies as truth and painting truth as lies. Freedom of speech needs to be upheld, but there are certain responsibilities to which media proprietors should be held accountable to. Abraham Bridgewater (Leader of the Pensioners' Party) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is free from regulation
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 149 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 389 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
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