Digital Privacy Advocate: States to Fill Gaps Left by FCC, Courts

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2025 –  Rindala Alajaji, Legislative Activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sees states filling broadband and internet regulatory gaps governing Internet Service Providers and Big Tech corporations left by the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts. 

“States will continue to play an increasingly critical role in protecting consumers’ online freedoms and ensuring that broadband access remains affordable and equitable. This is especially true as more communities push for expanded broadband access and better infrastructure,” she said in a Feb. 3 issues report for 2025.

States are also pushing forward with broad Artificial Intelligence legislation, with Colorado becoming the first to pass a comprehensive AI framework in 2024.