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Originally Posted by Mathgod
I'm all for free speech.
But at some point society needs to come to the realization that there's nothing OK about earning money by spreading lies.
At some point, I really think there should be some kind of law that prohibits peddling lies as a business model. You wanna lie your ass off? Go ahead. But you should not be allowed to make money by doing so.
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There are...it's called libel and slander.
Fox News knows all about them after the Dominion voting machine settlement.
The problem is, when the lies are produced like a fire hose, there aren't enough lawyers in the world to fight those battles, and it becomes hard to prove damages in a lot of cases.