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France's President Macron Wants To Block Websites During Elections To Fight 'Fake News' (gizmodo.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron has a rather extreme approach to combat fake news: ban entire websites. In a speech to journalists on Wednesday, Macron said he planned to introduce new legislation to strictly regulate fake news during online political campaigns. Gizmodo reports: His proposal included a number of measures, most drastically "an emergency legal action" that could enable the government to either scrap "fake news" from a website or even block a website altogether. "If we want to protect liberal democracies, we must be strong and have clear rules," Macron said. "When fake news are spread, it will be possible to go to a judge... and if appropriate have content taken down, user accounts deleted and ultimately websites blocked."
Macron, himself a target of election interference, also outlined some less extreme measures in his speech yesterday. He proposed more rigid requirements around transparency, specifically in relation to online ads during elections. According to the Guardian, Macron said the legislation would force platforms to publicly identify who their advertisers are, as well as limit how much they can spend on ads over the course of an election campaign.
Macron, himself a target of election interference, also outlined some less extreme measures in his speech yesterday. He proposed more rigid requirements around transparency, specifically in relation to online ads during elections. According to the Guardian, Macron said the legislation would force platforms to publicly identify who their advertisers are, as well as limit how much they can spend on ads over the course of an election campaign.
Typical liberal response - limit free speech.
It would be far better for Macron to teach his people to determine the difference and the markers between real and fake news.
The pee-pee tape? Unverified, salacious gossip and irresponsible reporting. Reported more on comedy shows than MSM.
Russia? Ongoing. I think DJT's fine. Jr. might have stepped in it.
DJT's constant inaccuracies? His tweets? Access Hollywood? His conspiracy theories? Appointing unqualified family members? The sexual assault allegations*? His taunting a nuclear-tipped maniac? Yes, I buy that propaganda. Are you saying the media is fabricating those things?
* Admittedly those allegations could be false. After all, all we have is the women's word and his taped confession.
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse.