[skookumchuck]

I find it troubling to put the government in charge of what is "fake" news and what isn't.

[ddingus]

The First Amendment is all about how we resolve that.

Problem is, we do not have a robust body politic. Media consolidation has left ordinary people and their interests largely out of the economic discussion. That has had a major impact on their lives.

They are talking on the Internet, and it's a good conversation.

The intended conversation too.

"FAKE NEWS?"

Half of what I saw branded as fake was actually opinion and advocacy pieces. Crazy!

And we want to make that more solid, official?

Makes no real sense to me.

[oldcynic]

> The First Amendment & They are talking on the Internet

Most of the Internet, in fact all of it except the USA, does not have a first amendment.

Thus if the first amendment is the resolution I expect robust legislation from the EU, and other places, in due course.

No, that is very probably not, going to lead to the best solution.

[ddingus]

By whose measure?

The First Amendment guides things.

We either accept that the internet is a peer system, by which our speeches carry based on value, or we do not.

Frankly, we wouldn't have this fake news problem, is media were actually doing it's job.

That is a core problem, not stupid shit people say.