July 6, 2020 — The role of a content moderator is to be both a judge and a janitor of the internet, according to Alex Feerst,...
June 2, 2020 —The heavily contested Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary committee, with the addition of...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2020 – Broadband Breakfast announced that its Broadband Breakfast Live Online webcast series will focus, for the first three weeks of July 2020,...
June 26, 2020 — The debate over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act spans a broad range of views, with some arguing that it essentially...
June 25, 2020 — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and former Congressman Chris Cox, authors of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, joined technology policy journalist...
June 24, 2020 — In the wake of yet another clash between Twitter and President Donald Trump, the question of how social media platforms should be...
June 23, 2020 — Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has played an important role in the shifting center of power on the internet, but...
June 22, 2020 — Legal experts disagreed on Monday about whether Section 230 is exacerbating or helping to solve problems with the current state of online...
June 17, 2020 — Conversations around the removal or revision of Section 230 are often fraught with treacherous implications for free speech online, said participants in...
June 17, 2020 — “Section 230 is on fire in D.C.,” said Eric Goldman, professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law, at a Wednesday...
June 12, 2020 — Left unchecked, a recent court decision on Section 230 might lead to the internet suffering what a 2008 ruling called “death by...
June 3, 2020 — The actions that President Donald Trump has taken to punish tech companies for alleged anti-conservative discrimination are radical, said Section 230 co-author...
June 2, 2020 — Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr on Monday defended President Donald Trump’s attempts to punish Twitter’s fact-checking practices and said they were not...
May 30, 2020 — Twitter’s response to Donald Trump’s attempt to subjugate the platform over its actions will have serious consequences for the future of free...
May 29, 2020 — President Donald Trump continued to rage against Twitter over allegations of censorship by the company in a series of tweets on Friday,...
May 28, 2020 — President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would eliminate protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act...
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2020 – Cracks in the edifice of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continued to expand at a Wednesday Senate Judiciary Committee...
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2020 – “Is this third industrial revolution over? And if so, why?” That was the question Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen posed to...
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 – A CATO Institute panel on Tuesday discussing whether accusations of political censorship warrant Section 230 reform was a tense microcosm of...
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 – CATO Institute Vice President John Samples on Tuesday compared the continually changing territory that Section 230 occupies in the broadband world to...
WASHINGTON, February 19, 2020 – Attorney General William Barr laid out the case for “recalibrating” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in response to what...
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 – Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act may be controversial in some parts of this city, but at the State of...
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2020 – Former Vice President Joe Biden called for the repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a piece of legislation...
A group of panelists assembled at CES 2020, the world’s largest technology conference, countered the increasingly-controversial reputation that has recently enveloped Section 230 of the Communications...
WASHINGTON, October 16, 2019 – The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday said that technology companies need to “step up” and better address...
WASHINGTON, August 22, 2019 — Lurking at the corners over the renewed debate over Section 230 the Communications Decency Act is this question: Who gets to...
WASHINGTON, August 21, 2019 — Questions of political neutrality and social media bias have been at the forefront of the ongoing debate over the Communications Decency...
WASHINGTON, August 20, 2019 — Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been termed one of the most important and most misunderstood laws governing the...
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2019 — Despite all the sturm und drang surrounding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act today, the measure was largely ignored when...
WASHINGTON, August 14, 2019 — The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee have issued a subpoena to compel testimony from the owner...
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2019 — The United States should be cautious about including language similar to the Communication Decency Act’s Section 230 in trade agreements, wrote...
WASHINGTON, August 1, 2019 — Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., took the stage at the National Conservative Student Conference on Wednesday to thunderous applause and dozens of...
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2019 — Policy experts and tech executives emphatically defended the controversial Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act at an Internet Governance Forum...
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2019 — With great power comes great responsibility. And now Google, which insists that it is not slanting search results based upon political...
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2019 — The primary responsibility of moderating online platforms lies with the platforms themselves, making Section 230 protections essential, said panelists at New...
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2019 — Rather than seeking to break up big technology giants, Congress should instead focus on ratcheting up regulation of the online platform...
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2019 — Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley want the Federal Trade Commission to use its investigatory authority to demand internal documents and...
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2019 – Pushing back against a growing group of critics on the right and the left, the pro-free-market pro-free-speech group Tech Freedom on...
At Wednesday’s Federal Communications Commission meeting, the agency voted to preempt part of a San Francisco ordinance that promotes broadband competition in apartment buildings and other...
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2019 — YouTube has been “inadequate and abysmally slow in responding” to recent allegations that its algorithms promote child sexualization, said Sen. Richard...
Antitrust and technology experts say that Congress's new antitrust package is legally flawed and politically motivated.
A House hearing debated the need for broadband and the higher speed thresholds currently before Congress.
Experts are calling for a transatlantic partnership to protect 5G infrastructure internationally.
The NTIA unveils new broadband map, a new cybersecurity bill against equipment buys, U.S. and EU partner on tech council.
Municipalities are raving about gigabit internet speeds as key to attracting businesses to their cities.
Emergency Connectivity Fund will begin accepting apps June 29, Dish taking 5G signups, NTIA updates fed program guide.
Tech execs have begun to speak out against a new package of proposed antitrust bills in Congress.
Three Senators have reintroduced the BRIDGE Act with a proposed $40 billion to expand broadband access across the nation.
Legal and policy experts are split over how effective Klobuchar's proposed antitrust legislation could be.
The USF sees dip in contribution, Biden is urged to appoint fifth FCC commish, Texas broadband office can avoid overbuilding.
Sen. Murray re-introduces bi-partisan that would provide grants to states pushing for digital equity.
Experts sing the praises of gaming in education.
Congress introduces 5 antitrust bills, a federal judges blocks New York's $15 internet, and Trump secretly subpoenaed Apple in 2018.
Founded in India in 1988, STL has expanded far beyond its historical focus on fiber optics.
John Stankey said the amount would completely cover rural and remote America -- if "done right."
FCC sets 3.45 GigaHertz auction date, Pew research on state role in digital divide, and ACA reports broadband progress.
An expert panel convened by US Telecom agreed that public/private telecom partnerships are an effective use of federal broadband funds.
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said more funding will go toward cybersecurity concerns.
Biden revokes Chinese app ban EO, Senate passes spending bill to counter China, Switch building data centers.
A new White House order could further push Huawei and other Chinese firms to be more self-sufficient, executive says.
Start Your Own ISP founder discusses how WISP technology enables rural communities to access broadband.
A decade after the advent of LTE, the next-generation 5G will be, and already is, a critical resource for Americans.
FCC's Lisa Hone appointed to NEC, EBB signs up 3.2 million homes, Oregon finishes network, senators request data sharing.
State regulation of technology companies could harm consumers, experts say.
Forcing Big Tech to contribute to the Universal Service Fund is intriguing, but up to Congress, Rosenworcel says.
Biden signs order banning investments in 59 Chinese companies, Nigeria bans Twitter, top court rules on hacking.
July 6, 2020 — The role of a content moderator is to be both a judge and a janitor of...
During a panel hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, three expert discussed the effect of antitrust legislation on...
Rep. Anna Eshoo reintroduces her 'dig once' legislation, Vice President touts Tribal funding, plus a new LEO library.
Some fear that there is no real plan to close the digital divide with Biden's new infrastructure proposal.
Trump's blog is taken down, Ericsson's 5G for industry launches, Microsoft expanding Airband and announcing new Windows.
Efforts to shore up the security of government systems will require continued investment from Congress.
Experts disagree on the right response to video manipulation -- is more tech or a societal shift the right solution?
Panelists say they've been censored on social media -- and they point to platforms' auto moderation.
Consultancy says fiber deployment costs are going down, which could mean more pure fiber plays.
July 6, 2020 — The role of a content moderator is to be both a judge and a janitor of...
July 6, 2020 — The role of a content moderator is to be both a judge and a janitor of...
A special session with innovators in open access moderated by Sean Buckley, Associate Editor of Broadband Communities magazine.
July 6, 2020 — The role of a content moderator is to be both a judge and a janitor of...
Biden in meetings on broadband infrastructure, new INCOMPAS campaign, EarthLink focusing on price over speed.
