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Bill: Repeal of Media Privatization
Details
Submitted by[?]: Marxist-Leninist Party of Ikradon (LL)
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: July 3101
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on internet service providers (ISPs).
Old value:: Private companies provide internet service throughout the nation, without government interference.
Current: Private companies provide internet service throughout the nation, without government interference.
Proposed: There is a national state-owned internet service provider, but small private ISPs are allowed, which are heavily restricted to ensure that they stay small.
Article 5
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 and hate speech.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:17:42, April 02, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Repeal of Media Privatization |
| Message | This was passed? |
| Date | 18:17:59, April 02, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Repeal of Media Privatization |
| Message | We support, by the way. |
| Date | 16:35:27, April 04, 2011 CET | From | Art & Labour | To | Debating the Repeal of Media Privatization |
| Message | Article 1 is presumably included because only people you agree with deserve to get media coverage. Stop treating the population like children. |
| Date | 16:57:38, April 04, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Repeal of Media Privatization |
| Message | Article 1 is included because false informations and doctored facts should not be in the media. |
| Date | 19:08:42, April 04, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Repeal of Media Privatization |
| Message | Articles one and two impinge on personal freedoms too much for our taste. |
| Date | 04:04:02, April 05, 2011 CET | From | Kordt-Aselian Star Alliance | To | Debating the Repeal of Media Privatization |
| Message | Until the Kordt-Aselian Star Alliance has asserted its full control over the transition and elimination of the Ikradonian state, we must maintain our rights to communicate with the Ikradonian people directly. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 472 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 278 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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