Two Democratic members of the US Congress have urged a dozen cable, satellite, and streaming TV companies to crack down on health and political misinformation.
Jerry McNerney and Anna G. Eshoo sent a letter putting pressure on companies such as Fox News, One America News Network and Newsmax, claiming they have spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 US election.
McNerney and Eshoo requested information about the way the named companies address misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies spread through channels they host .
Fox News defended its reporting and said the duo were demanding cable distributors engage in viewpoint discrimination which sets a terrible precedent .
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Now that Democrats are in charge in Washington, critics say they ve started to mimic Big Tech censorship, using their power to go after those who don t see things the way they do, especially on social media and cable news. That concern is partly fueled by a new effort to target right-leaning TV news outlets for cancelation.
On Wednesday, the Democrat-led House Energy and Commerce Committee s Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a virtual hearing on disinformation and extremism in the media. The prolonged severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attack on our Capitol on January 6 have driven home a frightening reality: the spread of disinformation and extremism by traditional news media presents a tangible and destabilizing threat, Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) said in a statement.