Posted on 04/17/2017 11:09:03 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
The former Federal Election Commission chairwoman Ann M. Ravel says that political speech must be controlled on social media. She presented her remarks in a speech at UC Berkeley, calling for regulations against “fake news.”
Speaking at an event called “Future of Democracy,” Ravel argued the proliferation of “fake news” and political advertising on platforms like Facebook influenced elections. She warned that the lack of disclosure by the creators of these campaigns was becoming a huge problem.
“We know that there’s a lot of campaigning that’s moved to the internet, whether it’s through fake news or just outright advertising and there is almost no regulation of this, very little,” she said. “And so that the disclosure that we expect as to who is behind campaigns is not going to exist soon”
“Some people are even predicting that by 2020 most of the advertising is going to move from television to the internet, and I think this is a serious issue that requires a lot of discussion,” continued Ravel.
During her tenure as the chairwoman of the FEC, Ravel previously called for right-leaning websites like the Drudge Report to be “regulated,” and blamed hostile responses towards her proposals on “misogyny.” She claimed it was within the purview of the Federal Election Commission to oversee internet political activities, including the airing of political viewpoints. . .
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Just shut down the entire MSM and problem solved.
Political and Religious speech are the most important reasons for the First Amendment.
This twit must be a real whiz when it comes to the Second Amendment.
Beware of fascist dictatocrats masquerading as constitutionalists. the woods are full of them. they keep folk like Hillary company.
Every liberal is a totalitarian thug.
The first amendment was written by slave-holding white men, dontyaknow?
A Christian caliphate? I guess you're not much into that 1st Amendment thingy, huh?
Just think of how close we were last November to having a “Ministry of Truth” to regulate all information disseminated. This woman is a “former” FCC board member, but she speaks for what would have been the policy of a 2nd Clinton regime. And Merrick Garland would have voted to uphold all of it.
>>The former Federal Election Commission chairwoman Ann M. Ravel says that political speech must be controlled on social media. She presented her remarks in a speech at UC Berkeley, calling for regulations against “fake news.”<<
The definition of “fake news” being decided by the leftists msm, correct?
The sarcasm went totally over your head, didn’t it?
They want to regulate the Right on the internet. The First Amendment says “no can do” but they don’t care.
Fine — I make a suggestion that we jam Christianity down their throats and outlaw their political views. My expectation is that THEY will wake up and remember that we have a First Amendment and that THEIR idea of regulating the Right on the internet is a “no can do”.
And then I explain (sarcastically) how we should force everyone to be a Christian and shut down all the Liberal newspapers. Then, after successfully ignoring the First Amendment, perhaps we can move on and consider ignoring the Second Amendment.
The point being that the Left always wants to ignore the parts of the Constitution that matter to us but they become outraged if we suggest ignoring the parts that they care about.
I was going to post that exactly!
I do hope you forgot the /sarcasm tag.
Or else you are just nuts and on the wrong board.
I thought she was gone!!!
See comment #29 and #30.
Oh, that was sarcasm? Silly me. Who knew?
>>See comment #29 and #30.<<
OK — they weren’t there when I posted so I win :)
That delay between writing, rereading and posting can really cause some mayhem ;)
If Berkley students allowed her to speak she has nothing to say that i want to hear.
When I get cranky, I just have to complain that ignorant liberal females will destroy this country and their right to vote is a disgrace. I know it's not PC but women are behind some of the issues that will kill this Republic. Take one look at the feminist nation of Sweden and tell me I am wrong.
LOL
Great Idea!
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