This is an awful, authoritarian, unworkable, and censorious proposal from Warren, no matter what her intentions are.
Having the government regulate and criminalize the internet - by deciding what "misinformation" is - is exactly the worst solution to all of these problems.
Having the government regulate and criminalize the internet - by deciding what "misinformation" is - is exactly the worst solution to all of these problems.
If Trump wins again - or even right now - does Warren want to vest his administration with the power to "criminalize" and punish companies that the Trump administration deems have been spreading "disinformation" online?
cnbc.com/2020/01/29/war…
cnbc.com/2020/01/29/war…
CNBC has changed its article to specify Warren's plan seeks to criminalize disinformation about voting, not disinformation generally.
I still oppose state attempts to criminalize internet content - it's not the solution - but it's not as dangerous as CNBC originally suggested.
I still oppose state attempts to criminalize internet content - it's not the solution - but it's not as dangerous as CNBC originally suggested.
