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Bill: Media Freedom Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hizb al-ishtaraki al-khodr
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: September 2340
Description[?]:
| Developing an independent media |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Current: There is major censorship of the internet by the government.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Current: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Proposed: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:36:41, January 05, 2007 CET | From | Hizb al-Ahrar al-Kafuriyyah | To | Debating the Media Freedom Bill |
| Message | We cannot support a law against "hate speech." All speech, regardless of the ugliness of its content, must be protected. |
| Date | 04:57:56, January 05, 2007 CET | From | Hizb al-ishtaraki al-khodr | To | Debating the Media Freedom Bill |
| Message | Surely though the proposal is better from your point of view than the current law |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 185 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 70 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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