Regulators spar over whether unregulated Internet harms minorities

By Rudy Takala

Published September 27, 2016 7:39pm ET

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Regulators spar over whether unregulated Internet harms minorities — Regulators on the Federal Election Commission are at odds over whether unregulated speech on social media could harm minorities by causing them to feel excluded. (iStock Photo) | DragonImages

Regulators on the Federal Election Commission are at odds over whether unregulated speech on social media could harm minorities by causing them to feel excluded.

“Where will government micromanagement of political speech on the Internet stop? Can’t we have one forum for free speech the government doesn’t need to censor?” Republican Commissioner Lee Goodman told the Washington Examiner.

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