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by krapp 821 days ago
>The idea is that TV is just a medium. You can post any commercial or information you want on there and it should be up to the viewer to discern what they want to watch and believe.

That isn't the way TV has ever worked, at least in the US, it's highly regulated by the FCC and commercial claims by the FDA. Arguably, the government is far more hands off WRT social media than it is broadcast media.