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0 pointsburfog6y ago0 comments

No.

I'll classify Fox News with other media, like Vox and Slate and Buzzfeed. (for the articles and shows at least, not necessarily the paid advertisements)

I'll classify Google and Facebook with other communication platforms, like T-Mobile and FedEx. Paid advertisements probably go in this category too, even if appearing within the other category.

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root_axis6y ago· 2 in thread

Why would you classify Google and Facebook in the same category as T-Mobile?

burfogOP6y ago

Individuals use them to communicate. Personal messages ("Happy birthday to Root Axis!") are passed around by ordinary people. FedEx, T-Mobile, Google, and Facebook are all similar in this way.

Individuals who decide to run news segment on Fox News get denied, just the same as they would if they decide to run an article in Slate or Salon or The Atlantic. To communicate on a platform in that category, one must get hired or convince an employee that an interview (which would be tightly controlled) is beneficial to the employee.

root_axis6y ago

Well there is no such distinction with regard to current law, so I'll assume you're discussing what you believe ought to be.

So from that perspective, why should Google be treated differently from Fox News simply because Fox News has a higher standard for publication than Google?

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