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Bill: Media Responsibility
Details
Submitted by[?]: Supporters of Science in Design (IP)
Status[?]: passed
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: June 2442
Description[?]:
| Major media outlets may not promote known untruths as truths. That could cause a panic/security threat to our nation. |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:57:52, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Malivian National Unity Front | To | Debating the Media Responsibility |
| Message | The Malivian National Unity Front strongly believe in the freedom of the press. However, there should be laws enacted much as this to protect, often times, innocents from lives being ruined by fake news reporting. We live in times where the more over-the-top the story, the more ratings it draws. It is our humble opinion that if the media is to remain free from regulation they must remain unbiased in their coverage and be held to account for what is published and further circulated as truths. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 265 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 201 |
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