asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoStephen Colbert says CBS forbid interview of Democrat because of FCC threatarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1366arrow-down12 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squarehopesdead@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoIf the U.S. adopted the same rules that the UK have regarding the media and election, we’d shut up a lot of people. EDIT: To my understanding the media (primarily television) is barred from discussing elections on the day of an election.
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoI’d settle for a ban on polling while the polls are open.
If the U.S. adopted the same rules that the UK have regarding the media and election, we’d shut up a lot of people.
EDIT: To my understanding the media (primarily television) is barred from discussing elections on the day of an election.
I’d settle for a ban on polling while the polls are open.