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Big Media believes in the maxim: “If you can’t beat ‘em – censor ‘em.” Behold CNN’s fan of fried dough and host of “Reliable Sources” Brian Stelter: “A CNN panel discussed how to pressure cable providers to remove conservative competitor channels like Newsmax and One America News from their platforms. “‘Reliable Sources’ host Brian Stelter asked his guest panel Sunday how the American people could be prevented from watching Newsmax and OAN as their ratings soar. “‘We are going to have to figure out the OAN and Newsmax problem. These companies have freedom of spee...

Much of this country is still sitting back in an attempt to absorb the ramifications from the unprecedented actions of a social media outlet, Parler, being obliterated from the internet.

Not fixing the problem

Why was the law passed? How has the industry reacted to the opposition? The story so far: In the U.S., Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) regulates online publication and liability. Specifically, the 1996 law states: “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” Author and cybersecurity lawyer Jeff Kosseff describes the law as ‘the 26 words that created the Internet’. But the legislation has come in the crosshairs of both Republicans and Democr...

Fact-checking the president — at its core — isn't a free speech issue: It's a free press issue.