He suggests steep fines. Those funds better be escrowed before the ad is placed, or it won't work.
A much better stick would be a throttling of access to that medium for the perpetrator.
The problem is hit-and-run attacks from allied but autonomous entities that melt into thin air (as with Swift Boat and Al Queda), leaving no assets and nothing to lose.
How about punishing not just the people who placed the ad, but the side which benefited from their unfair use of the media?
The best solution would be an informed electorate that pays attention to reality, but that's just a nice dream in a country where 70% or more believe in a fairy-God.
A much better stick would be a throttling of access to that medium for the perpetrator.
The problem is hit-and-run attacks from allied but autonomous entities that melt into thin air (as with Swift Boat and Al Queda), leaving no assets and nothing to lose.
How about punishing not just the people who placed the ad, but the side which benefited from their unfair use of the media?
The best solution would be an informed electorate that pays attention to reality, but that's just a nice dream in a country where 70% or more believe in a fairy-God.