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Draft Social Media Bias Executive Order Would Create Real Internet Speech Police
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following months of increasingly angry complaints from Republicans about social media companies’ alleged bias against conservatives, the Trump Administration is drafting an...
Facebook Just Bought a $5 Billion Moat around Its Business Model
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the FTC announced that it had voted 3-2 along party lines to approve a $5 billion settlement over Facebook’s handling of...
Academics, Civil Society Caution Lawmakers Considering Amending Section 230
WASHINGTON D.C., July 11 — Today, a diverse coalition of civil society organizations, academics and other Internet law experts published a set of seven principles...
Hawley Proposes a Fairness Doctrine for the Internet
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation (press release), “Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act,” that would make popular social networks responsible...
FCC Commissioner Pai Signals Support for T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Following Additional Concessions
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, FCC Chairman Pai lent his support to the T-Mobile/Sprint merger following additional concessions from the parties. Chairman Pai noted that the...
Privacy Legislation: Building Blocks of Bipartisan Compromise
WASHINGTON D.C. — Lawmakers are scrambling to draft federal privacy legislation that can attract bipartisan support and be enacted before California’s new privacy law goes into...