President Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. Not fair to public!"

Section 208(B):

"Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors from engaging in any medium or form of communication, either directly or indirectly, because a United States domestic audience is or may be thereby exposed to program material, or based on a presumption of such exposure. Such material may be made available within the United States and disseminated when appropriate, pursuant to sections 502 and 1005 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948."

Sections 502 and 1002 of the previous Act state, respectively, that the State Department cannot exercise a monopoly over communication and that they must use private American media agencies to spread their materials whenever possible. In other words, the language of this act permits the State Department to aim "any medium or form of communication" at "a United States domestic audience." This seems to me dangerously close to authorizing propaganda.

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