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Re: Canada to regulate podcasts

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What sort of "accountability" do you have in mind?

To admit what they said was wrong about X topic for a starter, but the polarization is so strong on all sides these days that such accountability will be taken as a defeat (or caved in) unfortunately.

Who defines "wrong," and why can't whoever that is simply publish their own content explaining why the other content was "wrong?"

Re: Canada to regulate podcasts

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The fact that Alex Jones and Fox could exist without permission or friction improves American society.

Alex Jones and Fox could exist without permission or friction They have both been sued for billions of dollars and lost in court for sustained campaigns of damaging lies. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/politics/alex-jones-sa...

Evidence of a lacking in free speech isn't an argument for more regulated speech.

Re: Canada to regulate podcasts

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Alex Jones and Fox could exist without permission or friction They have both been sued for billions of dollars and lost in court for sustained campaigns of damaging lies. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/politics/alex-jones-sa...

Evidence of a lacking in free speech isn't an argument for more regulated speech.

I didn't make an argument for regulated speech and this isn't really about free speech since neither were criticizing the government.

All I did was point out that they aren't able to say whatever they want without permission or friction because there are consequences to intentionally lying over time to hurt people.

Re: Canada to regulate podcasts

#105
post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To admit what they said was wrong about X topic for a starter, but the polarization is so strong on all sides these days that such accountability will be taken as a defeat (or caved in) unfortunately.

Who defines "wrong," and why can't whoever that is simply publish their own content explaining why the other content was "wrong?"

No one and I agree with you, I probably mentioned it in the above comment that what’s wrong now wasn’t before and vice versa, everything should be on the table to discuss or question, however, after that discussion and regardless how it took (minutes or even in years), if the results showed that what you said was wrong, then the least is an apology for your audience.
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