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Originally Posted by Magin
while America has arguably always had a propaganda problem, there should be a way to fix it somehow.
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The solution to "bad" speech is "more" speech.
For FoxNews, there have been attempts to boycott advertisers or pressure cable operators to drop it from their systems. I think the latter is bound to fail given the popularity of the channel. Boycotting advertisers might be a better approach, but it's rare when enough people engage in the boycott to really make a difference.
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In the United States, hate speech is protected by the First Amendment. Courts extend this protection on the grounds that the First Amendment requires the government to strictly protect robust debate on matters of public concern even when such debate devolves into distasteful, offensive, or hateful speech that causes others to feel grief, anger, or fear. (The Supreme Court's decision in Snyder v. Phelps provides an example of this legal reasoning.) Under current First Amendment jurisprudence, hate speech can only be criminalized when it directly incites imminent criminal activity or consists of specific threats of violence targeted against a person or group.
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http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/hate
Snyder v Phelps (8-1 vote):
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational...nyder-v-phelps