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Bill: Media Regulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX
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 2337
Description[?]:
| A bill to end media regulation and bring it into line with our slander and libel laws. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:08:34, December 31, 2006 CET | From | Paraplu party | To | Debating the Media Regulation Act |
| Message | If publishing false information is allowed, then no one will know what is true, and what is false, therefore effecting our knowledge of science and the like, in turn effecting our technology, education, etc. Many tings could be based on false information causing confusion, being behind other countries in technology, and even Chaos. |
| Date | 07:48:01, December 31, 2006 CET | From | Paraplu party | To | Debating the Media Regulation Act |
| Message | also, over half of the citizens polled said that their choice would be "Libel and slander laws apply to and may be applied by all individuals." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 32 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 51 |
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