#226: The Fairness Doctrine: The Next Generation

Tech Policy Podcast

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4.8 • 45 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In recent hearings, congressional Republicans have accused social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube of stifling conservative content. Some, such as Sen. Ted Cruz, have called for a “Fairness Doctrine” for the Internet. Cruz reasoned that “in order to be protected by Section 230, companies like Facebook should be ‘neutral public forums.’ But would this policy approach, which failed to encourage ideological diversity in broadcasting, work any better when applied to the Internet? How might this undermine important protections that have allowed free speech to flourish online? TechFreedom President Berin Szóka and General Counsel Jim Dunstan join the show to discuss. For more, see Szóka's oral and written testimonies before the House Judiciary Committee on the subject.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Tech Policy Podcast, I'm Ashken Kazarin.
0:08.6	On today's show, we're going to talk about the fairness doctrine and its future.
0:13.4	Our listeners would be excited to know that Republicans have been going after social media
0:18.4	platforms saying that there are stifling conservative content.
0:22.4	Some such as Senator Ted Cruz have called for fairness doctrine for the internet.
0:27.2	Cruz reasoned that in order to be protected by Section 230, companies like Facebook should
0:32.4	be neutral public forums.
0:34.2	We are also joined by our new general counsel, Jim Dunstan, the space meme inhibitor,
0:41.2	who is now inhibiting Tech Freedom. Jim, we're really happy to have you on board.
0:45.4	It's great to be here, Ash, and great to be in this new role here.
0:48.4	In this new space? In this new space. Yes.
0:51.2	And also joining us, the one and only dear leader of tech freedom, Brian Zoka.
0:56.7	White male number two. White male number one in my heart. Oh. I have Jim and Barron joining me to
1:02.9	discuss what exactly is fairness doctrine, how did it work in the broadcasting world, and is it a
1:08.7	good idea to apply to the internet?
1:12.7	Gentlemen, thank you for joining the show.
1:13.7	Great, thanks.
1:14.5	All right.
1:15.5	So let's start.
1:17.4	What is fairness doctrine, Baron?
1:18.5	What's, it's history?
1:23.1	Well, I thought that Jim was going to take that as our resident expert, but I'll give you a really quick intro.
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