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Trump’s FCC Pick Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s FCC Pick Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job

Wired  

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants to refashion the broadband regulator into the nation’s speech police on social platforms. But since Carr was nominated as a commissioner in 2017 by Trump, he’s spent much of his time focusing on contentious internet speech rules that the agency has historically never played a role in. …

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Trump names Big Tech critic Brendan Carr Federal Communications Commission head
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump names Big Tech critic Brendan Carr Federal Communications Commission head

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said in a statement on Sunday. Carr said on Sunday the FCC must “restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Carr criticised NBC for letting Harris appear on “Saturday Night Live” just before the …

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Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair FCC
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair FCC

Politico  

The coming GOP agenda will likely roll back progressive telecom priorities adopted under Democratic FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, such as net neutrality and digital discrimination rules. Carr drafted a chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint for the new administration, outlining his hopes to draw the FCC back into debates around social media content moderation. In a recent statement …

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Column: After a years-long pause, the FCC resurrects ‘network neutrality,’ a boon for consumers
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: After a years-long pause, the FCC resurrects ‘network neutrality,’ a boon for consumers

LA Times  

In the midst of its battle to extinguish the Mendocino Complex wildfire in 2018, the Santa Clara County Fire Department discovered that its internet connection provider, Verizon, had throttled their data flow virtually down to zero, cutting off communications for firefighters in the field. The issue the FCC addressed Thursday is most often viewed in the context of “network neutrality.” …

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US FCC Advances Plan To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules — Here's All You Need To Know
1 year, 2 months ago

US FCC Advances Plan To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules — Here's All You Need To Know

ABP News  

The US Federal Communications Commission took a significant step forward on Thursday by voting to advance a proposal aimed at reinstating the landmark net neutrality rules and reasserting regulatory oversight over broadband internet services, as per a report from Reuters. According to the report, the Federal Communications Commission's action sets the stage for the reintroduction of net neutrality regulations, which …

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Column: The FCC’s move to restore net neutrality is overdue, and possibly too late
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: The FCC’s move to restore net neutrality is overdue, and possibly too late

LA Times  

If you’re unhappy with the high cost and low quality of your internet service — and who isn’t? Current FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, a former Democratic Senate aide, has proposed restoring the FCC’s authority over broadband providers as well as the net neutrality rules that were in place until Pai killed them. You need a referee on the field looking …

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Is broadband essential, like water or electricity? New net neutrality effort makes the case
1 year, 2 months ago

Is broadband essential, like water or electricity? New net neutrality effort makes the case

Associated Press  

Landmark net neutrality rules rescinded under former President Donald Trump could return under a new push by U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel. “The internet needs to be open.” The proposed rules would return fixed and mobile broadband service to its status as an essential telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. Law professor Tim Wu, now …

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"A major injustice is being done": Biden's FCC nominee faces dark money, homophobic smears
1 year, 10 months ago

"A major injustice is being done": Biden's FCC nominee faces dark money, homophobic smears

Salon  

Senate Republicans have again dug in their heels against President Biden's nominee to fill the vacant fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission, reflecting what some Democrats call a smear campaign directed at a lesbian woman with progressive politics. During a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, FCC nominee Gigi Sohn faced a third round of Republican-led criticism — …

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