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Keeping it simple, without the hype. PC tips and Internet advice for mom and pop businesses.
Keeping it simple, without the hype. PC tips and Internet advice for mom and pop businesses.
The “Internet Fairness Doctrine” is one of the most outrageous things I’ve ever heard of, but given the source, perhaps it is not correct.
World Net Daily ran a news story yesterday suggesting that the nominee to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs wants to impose mandatory “electronic sidewalks” for the Internet. This means that your web pages would have to display links to opposing viewpoints. After this shocking statement and some ads, World Net Daily went on to say that nominee Cass Sunstein rethought this idea because it was so technologically difficult and unconstitutional.
The article goes on to say that Sunstein favors a “civility check” that would screen your email and communications before you sent them to make sure they were not too angry in tone.
Personally, I think it is unlikely that Sunstein, a noted legal scholar, would attempt to force this type of Internet regulation on us. Even if he did try, you would hope that our system of checks and balances would prevent such draconian thought to become law. A software program that we could voluntarily buy that gives a civility check, however, might be a good idea.
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Thanks for the update.It’s shocking.
Quite liked your idea.
If something like that came to pass, it would be very shocking indeed! I don’t think many people would put up with it.
Really?
Thank you for sharing!
If there was an “Internet Fairness Doctrine”, I don’t think it would work. It would be hard to implement it.
Really like your idea. great post.