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"To save the public from propaganda, we must implement national controls on all political media dissemination"

More like "let's not have national controls on political media dissemination in the hands of large corporations and hidden from view"

Or more like "Let's require technical measures to inhibit social media provider lock-in."

"everyone is smart enough to not be fooled by a firehose of addictive misinformation"

You can tell how smart everyone is by looking at our excellent voter turnout, especially in local elections