Townhall, one of the top supposedly mainstream conservative websites, is running an article claiming that Trump could've gotten 100 million votes, were it not for Dominion and the evil media.
This mentality is why it took so long to rein in Sidney Powell.
This mentality is why it took so long to rein in Sidney Powell.
We'll see if it sticks, but the Sidney Powell distancing is actually the best indicator for a way forward against insane right wing media: tougher defamation laws.
A revived Fairness Doctrine will fail in court but better defamation laws will not. Powell's charges are slander.
A revived Fairness Doctrine will fail in court but better defamation laws will not. Powell's charges are slander.
Despite his raging about "fake news media" reports, Trump has actually been the biggest beneficiary of the US's laxer laws about defamation.
Far right media benefits from this even more. Public figures currently don't have many protections that private ppl do.
Far right media benefits from this even more. Public figures currently don't have many protections that private ppl do.
Tougher laws will make some legit journalism harder, it's true, but it would not harm most actual news organizations. And it would do wonders to clean up the internet.
There are entire businesses built on mass blocks of copyrighted content. We need them much more for lies.
There are entire businesses built on mass blocks of copyrighted content. We need them much more for lies.
Photographers, musicians, and visual producers have benefitted from automated scanners that detect stolen content and report it for a fee.
That technology can work to eliminate lies on the internet as well. Enabling this should be at the top of Democrats' agenda in 2021.
That technology can work to eliminate lies on the internet as well. Enabling this should be at the top of Democrats' agenda in 2021.
Closing the loop on this thread, you can really see the pressure on conservative media outlets in the quote replies to this reasonable tweet from Townhall's @guypbenson. His audience wants to crucify him for saying that Trump's legal strategy sucks.
https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/1330547798064984064?s=20
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