sounds like someone is vying to filter what information we receive (if anything) so that they can channel public opinion.
us plebes can’t possibly be smart enough to absorb everything, let’s just tell then what we want them to know...they’ll follow along like good little sheep
The argument presented is that mandated disclosure burdens people with too much information and makes it harder for them to know what information is really relevant. That is, it operates exactly the opposite of its intended aim, to empower people to make the right decisions.
As it often turns out, the information is too complex, vague or falls far short of what people need to make the right decisions. And whether the intended information is relevant to a particular situation cannot exactly be foreseen in advance. And many people would rather avoid dealing with what they don’t want to know.
Mandated disclosure works at cross-purpose with human nature. People only want to know the things necessary to do what they need to do and not more. Simply feeding them more information does not make their tasks easier or simplify their lives. And it imposes costs people would rather do without in the first place.