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The fairness doctrine was introduced to stop the mistake made in print media, where newspapers were nothing more than political party mouth pieces.
The political parties hated that.
And them getting it revoked was a return to the shit "news" of the pre-doctrine days.
The first amendment was written to protect individuals, it has been used as a method to shield organisations and allow disinformation to flourish in the USA.