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Bill: Media Reform of 4113
Details
Submitted by[?]: 変化する (Change)
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: July 4414
Description[?]:
| A reform to our media to ensure it spreads only the truth and it is safe to the people of Sekowo. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Article 2
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; everything else may be published freely.
Article 3
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Current: Local governments may determine levels of protection for public figures.
Proposed: The media may only publish personal stories and photos relating to public figures with their explicit permission.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:19:15, June 24, 2018 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Media Reform of 4113 |
| Message | Government regulation of media is a slippery slope down the road of tyranny, this has occurred many times in Sekowo history and has only lead towards tyranny. |
| Date | 12:44:15, June 24, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Media Reform of 4113 |
| Message | This is in no way a slippery slope down the road of tyranny. The media must spread only the truth, illegal activities online shouldn't be tolerated, international media should be treated the same as domestic media, people shouldn't have their lives exposed if they don't want it, violence shouldn't be promoted by the media, even less when it's combined with pornography. We believe these to be common-sense ideas with the goal of protecting our people and our media. Our media will stay as free as possible while ensuring people have their rights respected. |
| Date | 20:07:14, June 24, 2018 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Media Reform of 4113 |
| Message | On drug policy your party supports the people putting what they like into their bodies even if it harmful but in relation to stuff that doesn't even physically harm people, our people aren't free to produce or consume the material that they choose to in relation to television and the media. |
| Date | 20:11:35, June 24, 2018 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Media Reform of 4113 |
| Message | Also the law only doesn't protect those that choose to be in the public eye, then ironically decide they don't want it if it isn't favorable coverage. Politicians will use this to prevent muckrakers from exposing their crimes and corruption which had long been a memory of the past with the current laws in place. We would support at most article 1, however all other articles we oppose. It is not the governments job to infringe on the freedom of the people to choose to watch and listen to whom they like even if most of us think them to be crackpot conspiracy theorists and liars. |
| Date | 02:42:29, June 25, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Media Reform of 4113 |
| Message | We don't support people puting what they like into their bodies. We support people's right to consume natural drugs. Drugs that come from nature. Not only that but that are less harmful than currently legalized drugs like tobbaco and alcohol. If it's fake, then they shouldn't produce or consume that material. People can be lead to believe false things and that may constitute a threat to our democracy and to their own freedom of speech. People can only think for themselves and develop opinions when presented with the truth. Media can be too intrusive and many times publishes rumours about public figures. They should have to give their consent for every personal story published by the media. Crimes and corruption is a different story, those are issues that affect others too, they aren't just personal stories so the media has every right to publish information on crimes and corruption committed by public figures. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 58 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 74 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 45 |
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