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Bill: regulation of media content.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Labour 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: December 2160
Description[?]:
| The media should not be able to publish anything. |
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 and hate speech.
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
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:40:54, December 21, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the regulation of media content. |
| Message | We do not support the censorship of media from outside our nation. We do not support the censorship of media within our nation either. |
| Date | 06:48:29, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the regulation of media content. |
| Message | Against |
| Date | 13:38:48, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Labour Party | To | Debating the regulation of media content. |
| Message | So you think its ok for the media to publish anything including proven falsehoods, I do not agree with censorship either but lets be sensible, do you find this a reasonable advert "Buy this car it will make you live forever" |
| Date | 21:09:34, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Peoples Front of Malivia | To | Debating the regulation of media content. |
| Message | PFM agree with PLP. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 46 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 287 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 166 |
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