May 2025

The debate over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has become increasingly polarized, with Democrats typically advocating for stronger content moderation to combat disinformation and hate speech, while Republicans argue that platforms engage in political bias when moderating content, pushing for less restrictive rules. Amid these debates, surveys suggest that Black Americans are slightly more inclined than other groups to support the ability to sue platforms for harmful actions by third-party users.

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, the top communications regulator, doesn’t view his investigation into CBS as “a threat” to the broadcaster. Sitting down with CNBC host Sara Eisen at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Los Angeles, Chairman Carr called the federal inquiry into “60 Minutes” over its October interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris a “penalty that’s in the Communications Act.” The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether the

Key Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee say there’s been headway in recent weeks on reaching an agreement to auction off wireless spectrum, expressing renewed hopes for attaching a telecommunications deal to the party’s massive bill to enact swaths of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. “There’s progress, we’re almost there,” said Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS).