- The Charlie Kirk Act has been introduced by a Senate Republican to enhance government oversight over media and information dissemination.
- The proposed legislation aims to strengthen the protections established by the Cold War-era Smith-Mundt Act.
- A key feature of the act is to prevent government-produced media from being used as ‘propaganda’ by imposing restrictions on its domestic distribution.
- The act proposes an embargo on government-funded media being accessible to American citizens for a period of 12 years after its production.
- The initiative reflects concerns over the influence of government-produced content on American public opinion.
- The bill draws on historical context, referencing the Smith-Mundt Act, which was originally designed to regulate the dissemination of information abroad during the Cold War.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-republican-pushes-charlie-kirk-act-stop-government-funded-propaganda)
