There should be a law that states that all online and social media content, including comments, generated from or on behalf of govt, corporations, or any other organization, should have to disclose the organization(s) responsible for said content.

posted 3 years ago by AI_ML_Expert 3 years ago by AI_ML_Expert +50 / -0

• If a comment in reddit was generated because a company paid for it to be created, a disclosure should be attached to that comment.

• If a comment in reddit was generated because a government entity paid for it to be created, a disclosure should be attached to that comment.

• If a comment in reddit was generated because a non-profit organization paid for it to be created, a disclosure should be attached to that comment.

• If a comment in reddit was generated by a person not affiliated with any organization, then no disclosure should be necessary.

The spirit of the law would be to make it impossible for organizations to push content without the people knowing which organization(s) are responsible for said content.

I see some seriously filthy and disgusting comments all over reddit. If the source of those comments are from an organization, I want to know.

Note, this law should apply to all internet and social media, not just reddit.

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– SuicideTruthbomber 0 points 3 years ago +1 / -1

This appears well-intentioned, but it might have unintended consequences.

I don't think such a law is possible because the government needs to deceive people. That is why the Obama administration repealed the ban on government propaganda in the United States. They would never enact something in good faith that would actually thwart their ability to do disinform.

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News to Americans https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/07/14/u-s-repeals-propaganda-ban-spreads-government-made-news-to-americans/

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