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Originally Posted by Caymus
You mean "hate" speech as you and your cohorts see it?
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I don't think that was what was meant at all.
Media can be held liable for publishing intentional untruths that cause harm (defamation), only it rarely happens. Media just hide behind the First Amendment and nothing is done. But media can be held criminally liable as well. In cases where intentional spreading of false information, "FCC rules specifically say that the "public harm must begin immediately, and cause direct and actual damage to property or to the health or safety of the general public, or diversion of law enforcement or other public health and safety authorities from their duties."
Maybe its time we not only hold media accountable for provably damaging hate speech, but one another as well.