California Democrat Wants to Impose State-Approved Fact Checking on Websites

But on closer inspection and doing some, well, fact checking, it seems the link misrepresents the bill that's been proposed.

The bill would be a requirement on social media sites like Facebook to engage in fact checking of content distributed through their platform. The text does not make it entirely clear, but there seems to be a suggestion that it might apply specifically to paid advertising/boosted posts. Nothing requires news agencies to use fact checkers, and there is nothing about fact checkers being state sponsored.

Bill Text - SB-1424 Internet: social media: false information: strategic plan.
 
Stormy Daniels said:
But on closer inspection and doing some, well, fact checking, it seems the link misrepresents the bill that's been proposed.

The bill would be a requirement on social media sites like Facebook to engage in fact checking of content distributed through their platform. The text does not make it entirely clear, but there seems to be a suggestion that it might apply specifically to paid advertising/boosted posts. Nothing requires news agencies to use fact checkers, and there is nothing about fact checkers being state sponsored.

Bill Text - SB-1424 Internet: social media: false information: strategic plan.
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And who determines what fact is? This smells really bad when you are allowing groups to determine what to think regardless.
 
  • The First Amendment's Epistemological Problem
  • False statements of fact belong to the category of utterances which are no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and morality.
    -- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. (1974)

    Clearly, false statements of fact have morphed into a "category of utterances" that formed an "essential part of...exposition of ideas." My how times have changed since 1974.
 
Far-left California state senator Richard Pan wants to force all websites to submit to state-approved fact checking

Pan recently introduced legislation to crack down on free speech on the internet.

Pan’s legislation would force online publishers to utilize state-sanctioned fact checkers to approve content before it is posted online.

It targets social media based in California. But as you read the bill, you see it appears to define social media as any Internet blog, website, or communication. (It Begins: California Senator Introduces Bill to Kill Free Speech, Requires State-Sanctioned Fact Checkers to Approve Online Content)​

Even if the bill "only" targeted social media, it would still be thoroughly fascist and anti-American. Th
 
Gateway Pundit...

Lets just stop here.... It's bullshit unless we have a serious source....
 
Left Wingers are against Freedom of Speech.
They want to censor information that hurts the corrupt Democrats.
Dems are very fascist.
 
CowboyTed said:
Gateway Pundit...

Lets just stop here.... It's bullshit unless we have a serious source....
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The state bill is linked from the article. Like many websites, Gateway Pundit merely reports news stories reported by other sources.

This is a clear attempt by government to control the media...and we know leftists will shut down opposing views, which is exactly what they are doing right now on YouTube, Facebook, and other media outlets.
 
Gateway Pundit...

Again, the narrative as usual is bullshit... Where in the bill does it state 'State sanctioned fact checkers'....

Lets help, it doesn't but this OP figures that the army of Alt Right will fill this thread up with there usual back me up bullshit...

Truth is the casualty
 
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From SB-1424:

SECTION 1.
Title 14.5 (commencing with Section 3085) is added to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, to read:
TITLE 14.5. False Information Strategic Plans
3085.
(a) Any person who operates a social media Internet Web site with physical presence in California shall develop a strategic plan to verify news stories shared on its Internet Web site.
(b) The strategic plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) A plan to mitigate the spread of false information through news stories.
(2) The utilization of fact-checkers to verify news stories.
(3) Providing outreach to social media users regarding news stories containing false information.
(4) Placing a warning on a news story containing false information.
(c) As used in this section, “social media” means an electronic service or account, or electronic content, including, but not limited to, videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, email, online services or accounts, or Internet Web site profiles or locations.

On its face, it expects content providers to police themselves. I don't know what regulatory or enforcement provisions or penalties would be included. I does seem like "the state" would have some kind of penal authority, otherwise why write the bill?

Yikes. We'll see.

Source: Bill Text - SB-1424 Internet: social media: false information: strategic plan.
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gipper said:
CowboyTed said:
Gateway Pundit...

Lets just stop here.... It's bullshit unless we have a serious source....
Click to expand...
The state bill is linked from the article. Like many websites, Gateway Pundit merely reports news stories reported by other sources.

This is a clear attempt by government to control the media...and we know leftists will shut down opposing views, which is exactly what they are doing right now on YouTube, Facebook, and other media outlets.
Click to expand...

Read the ******* bill, idiot.... Stop being a force fed chicken and actually do some ******* work....
 
CowboyTed said:
gipper said:
CowboyTed said:
Gateway Pundit...

Lets just stop here.... It's bullshit unless we have a serious source....
Click to expand...
The state bill is linked from the article. Like many websites, Gateway Pundit merely reports news stories reported by other sources.

This is a clear attempt by government to control the media...and we know leftists will shut down opposing views, which is exactly what they are doing right now on YouTube, Facebook, and other media outlets.
Click to expand...

Read the ******* bill, idiot.... Stop being a force fed chicken and actually do some ******* work....
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silly. I did.
 
mikegriffith1 said:
Far-left California state senator Richard Pan wants to force all websites to submit to state-approved fact checking

Pan recently introduced legislation to crack down on free speech on the internet.

Pan’s legislation would force online publishers to utilize state-sanctioned fact checkers to approve content before it is posted online.

It targets social media based in California. But as you read the bill, you see it appears to define social media as any Internet blog, website, or communication. (It Begins: California Senator Introduces Bill to Kill Free Speech, Requires State-Sanctioned Fact Checkers to Approve Online Content)​

Even if the bill "only" targeted social media, it would still be thoroughly fascist and anti-American. Th
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You really should read the article again.
 
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