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Government Corruption

Democratic Sens. Bennet and Welch seek to create new federal agency that would regulate speech and behavior online

2023-05-20

[Blaze] Undeterred by the American people's rejection of the Biden administration's Orwellian disinformation governance board last year, leftist Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) are seeking to form a new federal agency to regulate speech and behavior online.

How has it been pitched?

The Democratic senators introduced an updated version of Bennet's 2022 "Digital Platform Commission Act" on May 18, which would grow the state, further interfere with Americans' interpersonal engagements online, regulate speech, and altogether police digital platforms.

Bennet said in a statement, "We should follow the long precedent in American history of empowering an expert body to protect the public interest through common sense rules and oversight for complex and powerful sectors of the economy."

The Colorado leftist likened the proposed Federal Digital Platform Commission to the extant Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nancy Watzman, advisor at the Colorado Media Project, indicated this latest statist venture might serve as a remedy for undesirable speech online, noting "misinformation about the pandemic, public health, elections and more are polluting our online spaces and having real-world negative impacts in our communities."

"Stronger oversight institutions, such as the commission proposed in the Digital Platform Commission Act of 2022, have the potential to strengthen the government’s capacity to promote safe, just, and innovative digital products," said Scott Babwah Brennen, head of online expression policy at the Center on Technology Policy, UNC-Chapel Hill.

Posted by:Besoeker

#4 ^^^ At least they are acknowledging that such a thing as common sense exists, even if they have none of it.

Posted by: Tom 2023-05-20 12:33

#3 "We should follow the long precedent in American history of empowering an expert body to protect the public interest through common sense rules and oversight for complex and powerful sectors of the economy."

YJCMTSU

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