ADV 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Professional Code Of Quebec, Prior Restraint, Federal Communications Commission
1 Oct 2020
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Dealt mostly with radio upon creation (airwaves) Freedom of speech exists to aid democracy. Freedom of speech has never and will never be absolute. Social norms and government regulations constrict our speech. The internet of social media has given a platform to which social norms are eroded. Political correctness is the reassertion of those social norms. The internet allows for more misinformation and less vetting, but also makes it easier for groups to find each other to express their opinions in meaningful ways. Provision under the communication decency act of 1996 (pre-social media) Prevents internet companies from being responsible for what users post to their platforms. Private internet companies have the right to regulate content on their platforms, but not the responsibility to do so. Currently, conservatives are trying to abolish section 230. Lecture 1: mass media, democracy, & regulation. The laws and guidelines that influence the way media companies produce, distribute, or exhibit materials for audiences.
