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> I have no idea how to regulate it though, but I think we need to do something.

Why should it be treated any differently than other media?

What we need is a return of the Fairness Doctrine in the US (and something similar to the EU) and application of the policy to social media advertising and news outlets. It won't stop foreign psy-ops, but it will stop a lot of the internal-originating lies and deception.



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