AI
The ruling followed another judge’s order that forced President Donald Trump’s administration to remove a label tainting the company as a national security risk.
Social Media
Justices did not rule on the merits of the cases, but made clear they think the laws were unlikely to survive.
Biden-Harris Administration
The court has not yet agreed to hear the cases, but multiple justices have commented on their importance.
FCC
In Emergency Broadband Benefit case, Q Link claimed excessive market value of devices, the FCC said.
Section 230
‘Section 230 is critical to enabling the digital sector’s efforts to respond to extremist[s],’ said a tech industry supporter.
BBLO
The Computer and Communications Industry Association counts as members Amazon, Google and Facebook.
5G Wireless
A Texas court blocked enforcement of a social media that would prevent companies from removing extreme speech.
Broadband Live
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FCC
October 16, 2020 – The Federal Communications Commission dove deep into political territory on Thursday by declaring that the agency had authority to rule on questions pertaining to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The move was widely criticized by technology industry and public advoca
FCC
July 27, 2020 — The U.S. Commerce Department under the Trump administration on Monday followed through on the president’s orders and filed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to issue proposed rules narrowing the protections of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. “A ha
FCC
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Brendan Carr announced on Tuesday that the FCC will vote on Pai’s 5G Upgrade Order, the latest of the agency’s initiatives to accelerate America’s wireless infrastructure builds. “America’s tower crews and telecom techs are buildin
Antitrust
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2019 — The practices of Google and Facebook were closely scrutinized at a House Antitrust Subcommittee hearing Tuesday, and the companies’ impact upon the digital news media came in for particularly stark criticism. Some said that these major tech platforms were making it diffic
