Anonymous ID: af393c Aug. 24, 2020, 2:22 p.m. No.10405347   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Socialists calling for real time censorship of political speech

 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/24/prevent-disinformation-cesspool-networks-urged-run-rnc-convention-one-minute-delay

 

In a letter to the presidents of major news networks Monday, a coalition of progressive groups asked that the airing of the Republican National Convention be delayed by one minute in order to "help prevent the spread of dangerous disinformation in real time."

 

Members of the coalition—including UltraViolet Action, ACRONYM, BlackPAC, Color of Change PAC, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and others—warn that a number of scheduled speakers at the RNC, with speeches and prime time coverage kicking off Monday night, have actively spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, police violence, and abortion.

 

"As our nation battles the dual crises of systemic racism and the coronavirus pandemic, relying on the media for factual, life-saving information is crucial to the health of the American people and our democracy," the letter to the presidents of CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBCUniversal and CBS