DISH
Committee on China, Dish Exec Leaving, New Fiber Broadband Board
The new committee will investigate competition between the U.S. and China.
ACP
Brazil Riots Heighten Content Moderation, Space Bureau, USAC Outsourcing, New INCOMPAS President
The announcements closely echo tech platforms’ response to the U.S. Capitol riots.
FCC
Legislators Discuss Banning TikTok Over Growing Security Concerns
The Senate recently passed a measure banning the app from government devices.
FCC
FCC Halts Authorization of Equipment That Threatens National Security
The FCC’s order prevents future authorizations of equipment on the commission’s “Covered List” of national security threats.
Social Media
Trump’s Twitter Account Reinstated as Truth Social Gets Merger Extension
The merger, delayed by a federal probe, has left Truth Social without expected funding.
FTC
Twitter Loses Senior Officers, Gains White House and Federal Trade Commission Scrutiny
The current kerfufle isn’t the first time Twitter has had a run-in with the Federal Trade Commission.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 23, 2022 – Elon and Ye and Donald, Oh My!
How will Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and Ye’s acquisition of Parler shape the social media landscape?
Donald Trump
Supreme Court to Hear Section 230 Case, Small Business Broadband Bill, TikTok Deal Pressure
The highest court in the land will hear a case about the scope of internet platform liability under Section 230.
Privacy
FCC Proposal for Robotexts, FCC Mapping Problems, TikTok’s Preliminary Deal
The FCC is looking to adapt its robocall methods for texts.
Net Neutrality
FCC’s Simington Welcomes Congressional Action on Net Neutrality
The commissioner prefers going the route of legislation over Democratic FCC commissioners leading the charge for neutrality protections.
Section 230
Narrow Majority of Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms
The decision resulted in an unusual court split. Justice Kagan sided with Justice Alito but refused to sign his dissent.
Eleventh Circuit
Court Strikes Social Media Law, Industry Likes Cyber Initiative, Meta Data Transparency Project
Key provisions in the social media law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis was found unconstitutional by an appeals court.
BBLO
Parler Policy Exec Hopes ‘Sustainable’ Free Speech Change on Twitter if Musk Buys Platform
Parler’s Amy Peikoff said she wishes Twitter can follow in her social media company’s footsteps.
X (Twitter)
AT&T’s 911 Tech, Russia Cyberattacks, Musk’s Twitter Would Reinstate Trump
AT&T has launched technology that will use the GPS on phones to help emergency responders more accurately find calls.
X (Twitter)
Musk Buys Twitter Stock, Truth Social a ‘Ghost Town,’ American Broadband’s New CFO
Elon Musk bought a chunk of Twitter shares after expressing dissatisfaction with the platform’s free speech decisions.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Federal Communications Commission Approves New Provider Transparency Requirements
Broadband providers must now create “broadband nutrition labels” which list pricing and speed information.
