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The Biden admin has no firm plan to call out domestic disinformation in the 2024 election (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

They can't. It would immediately run afoul of 1st amendment court challenges on top of appearing partisan, making them look bad on top of probably getting struck down.

We can't escape the 1st amendment protecting the right to lie, outside of a handful of exceptions. The current SC is unlikely to side with us to acknowledge another exception in the current climate, with conservatives outnumbering us 6-3.

This one cannot be tackled by the government, we have to beat it grassroots and private sector. There are no other realistic options that I've heard floated anywhere.