Commissioner O'Rielly Remarks before the Media Institute Luncheon

Defending the First Amendment: I think you will find the current Commission to be a great partner in the effort to ensure a free press, primarily by not intervening in the area.

"Fake News” Definition & Use: But moving on to a more active controversy at the moment, it has been argued by some that urgent action must be taken to rid our media and society from the plague of “fake news.” However you want to define the “problem,” we need to be looking closer at certain highly suspect solutions being proposed and implemented.

Questionable Policing by Online Companies: Asking people to think critically about the effect of algorithm skewing is far afield from imposing government edicts and false remedies for broadband providers.

Free Market Remedy: So what is a proper solution? It should come as no surprise to anyone that, if fake news is indeed such a big problem, I would recommend a more free market approach to solving it.