Did you know it’s illegal to knowingly broadcast false information about a catastrophe, especially if such communications may cause substantial “public harm?”
Public harm includes direct & actual damages to people or property & the diversion of law enforcement or public health & safety authorities from their duties.
Link to FCC rules on FALSE INFORMATION/BROADCAST HOAXES https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/guides/hoaxes
But Elon Musk & X are not regulated by the FCC. So, HOW DO WE STOP THIS?
Make it illegal, just like we did for broadcast TV and radio.
I know that the internet is not subject to the same laws as broadcast radio & TV. But we can create them.
We can use the same criteria that the FCC uses, which will protect people who spread the false information unintentionally. But to just ignore it is to abdicate the need to protect people during this vulnerable time.
Dash, on Mastodon pointed out some of the reasons why Musk is getting away with this. He also understood that it’s a call for a change
@CatDragon @spocko because the internet isn’t subject to the same laws as broadcast tv (so he isn’t breaking the law). And republicans won’t agree . . . → Read More: We can make it illegal-on social media-to knowingly post false information about a catastrophe
