• reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Fine? They will be happy to pay the fine if it means they can fool thousands of voters.

    Fines aren’t enough for this kind of behavior.

    • Poach@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Unfortunately, the FCC probably doesn’t have the power to do much more than fine them. It would probably take congress to pass a bill to have jail time or something.

      I’m purely guessing though

      Reading the article, it sounds like the FCC has enforced similar stuff before. And at up to a $23,000 fine it could add up quickly. And the precedent of previous large fines makes me think this might actually have some teeth.

    • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Fines are enforced with prison. It’s just the portion of wealth and income that determines how much distance is between the two