SECTION X: MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE INTERNET

A. Media
Media monopolies shall be broken up. There shall be no censorship of media communication or news.

1. Media Monopolies shall be broken up and cease to exist. A corporation or individual cannot hold more than one media outlet in any one market. Laws and regulations regarding media ownership shall revert to pre-1970 rules.

2. There shall be no censorship of communications or the news. The airwaves belong to the public and shall be used to inform and entertain the public.

3. The media shall not refuse progressive advertising.

4. If any broadcast news network or subsidiary is found to have deliberately and consistently falsified news, the network shall lose its right to broadcast on the public airwaves for one year.

5. Libel and slander laws equal to those in the United Kingdom shall be established and enforced.

6. Laws protecting and preserving the rights of reporters to protect their sources shall be upheld. No journalist shall be subject to a penalty for protecting a source for a news story.

7. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) shall be fully restored. Federal agencies shall not charge reporters in the United States or U.S. citizens for information requested under FOIA.

8. The advertising and marketing of drugs and pharmaceutical products shall be subject to the same restrictions as tobacco advertising.

B. Internet
Internet neutrality shall be inviolate. There shall be no taxes on the use of the Internet.

1. Government shall not block, delay, or interfere with Internet traffic. The Government shall not levy taxes on the Internet. Access to the Internet shall not be restricted in any way.

2. Telephone, cellular, and cable companies and Internet service providers (ISPs) shall not block, delay, or interfere with any internet traffic or content except for obvious spam.