[–] damnittohell ago
I tried to read that bill and could not find the word propaganda in it. I'll admit I didn't try very hard but legal stuff has always baffled me.
[–] witch_doctor1 ago
I am not too worried about this one due to the timing....8 years ago I would be shitting myself. This is obviously desperation on the progressive side...we always knew deep down that shit was going to get crazy before they had to hand the keys over. IMO, we haven't seen the last or the best of the crazy. President Trump taking over will happen on Jan. 20 IMO. Why do you think he has surrounded himself with Generals and has a separate security/intelligence apparatus (Booz Allen according to The Alex) ?
Then TPTB will try and crash the economy with an interest rate hike....also look for the rats to start jumping ship. Double tap to the head suicides, heart attacks and disappearances to non-extradition countries are gonna happen SOON and in big numbers.
[–] pizzagate_is_fake 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
I am glad the honorable and glorious Mr. President Obama signed this. Fake news must be squelched. Lives are in danger when fake news is spoken. Look at what happened to poor Mr. Alefantis and his family friendly restaurant. A crazed conspiracy theorist, fueled by fake news, showed up with guns including an assault rifle! Pizzagàte is fake news. All fake news will end. Spreaders of fake news will be held accountable by the government. Great job Mr. Obama!
[–] damnittohell ago
This is so confusing. Is this the law?
I feel so stupid, it would take me two weeks to read & understand the text of that law.
[–] LavonAffair [S] ago (edited ago)
The "Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016", aka h.r 5181, is a bill related to; h.r 6393 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; and S.2692 - Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016. These bills got passed as part of of NDAA 2017, the large bill you linked to.
Apparently in the latter two bills congress watered the title down to mask the poison. The most important section is Title V sec.501 in h.r 6393:
Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to exert covert influence over peoples and governments.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE.—The term “active measures by Russia to exert covert influence” means activities intended to influence a person or government that are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest of, political leaders or the security services of the Russian Federation and the role of the Russian Federation has been hidden or not acknowledged publicly, including the following:
(A) Establishment or funding of a front group.
(B) Covert broadcasting.
(C) Media manipulation.
(D) Disinformation and forgeries.
(E) Funding agents of influence.
(F) Incitement and offensive counterintelligence.
(G) Assassinations.
(H) Terrorist acts.
Further down the section:
(1) To counter active measures by Russia to exert covert influence, including by exposing falsehoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by the security services or political elites of the Russian Federation or their proxies.
This new committee will have the power to censor all alternative media by accusing the websites of being Russian propagandists. The committee will also be in charge of domestic propaganda, including the financing of journalists under the "Information access fund" section found in s. 2692 and h.r 5181. Essentially this committee will be just like the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell's 1984.