PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I have read the entire Fairness Doctrine dozens of times. What specifically about it do you think led to the changes you observed after it was abolished? 120
PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 27/02/2026They never were. The Fairness Doctrine, which applied only to editorial content, never required truthfulness. To do so would have violated the 1st amendment. Lies are protected. by 1A with certain exceptiohs: defamation, perjury, and fraud. The Fairness Doctrine required broadcast tv & radio 110
Savoir FairnessDoctrine @badfcctakes.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Wait...you suggested "read the whole thing" in regards to the Fairness Doctrine and you think it had something to do with an obligation to be truthful? Maybe you should follow your own advice? 030
Brian Kemper @bwkemper.bsky.social · 27/02/2026It never was. A) The Fairness Doctrine only applied to over the air broadcasting and cannot be applied to any other medium. bsky.app/profile/bwke...Brian Kemper@bwkemper.bsky.socialPeople keep thinking that FCC regulation is the "Rule," but it's actually the exception to the Rule. It's an outlier, not the norm. SCOTUS only permitted FCC to regulate over the air broadcast stations due to the "unique characteristic" of the medium. That is, the scarcity of the radio .... 110
Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 27/02/2026It never was, as a matter of law. Can you point to a law or policy saying "The media must tell THE TRUTH!", and to successful prosecutions for violating it? (Excluding well-known exceptions such as defamation or commercial fraud, which are tightly defined and inapplicable to most media lies.) 120
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