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August 2024

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Washington State Broadband Office

Date 
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 14:00 to 15:00

The Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO), in partnership with the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA), is hosting a monthly one-hour webinar series. We will provide updates for the state’s current planning process to access federal resources that will bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to unserved and underserved communities.

These meetings give you and your community an opportunity to


FCC Settles Case Against Provider That Transmitted Spoofed AI-Generated Robocalls for Election Interference in New Hampshire

The Federal Communications Commission reached a settlement to resolve its enforcement action against Lingo Telecom, a voice service provider that transmitted spoofed robocalls that used generative AI voice cloning technology to spread disinformation in connection with a presidential primary election in New Hampshire.  The calls were directed by a political consultant named Steve Kramer in an attempt to interfere in the 2024 New Hampshire primary election.

How a Law That Shields Big Tech Is Now Being Used Against It

Facebook, X, YouTube and other social media platforms rely on a 1996 law to insulate themselves from legal liability for user posts. The protection from this law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, is so significant that it has allowed tech companies to flourish. But what if the same law could be used to rein in the power of those social media giants? That idea is at the heart of a lawsuit filed in May against Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Deal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new law

California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced a new public-private partnership between the state and Google that will fund programs to research artificial intelligence and bolster local journalism.

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