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The Trump FCC’s Coercion Cartel
The first few weeks of the second Trump administration have combined the “shock and awe” of the 2003 invasion of Iraq with the Silicon Valley mantra “move fast and break things.” The shock treatment distracted attention from how President Trump and agencies of government such as the Federal Communications Commission are moving fast to break three foundational principles
Have the Justices Gotten Cold Feet About ‘Breaking the Internet’? (Lawfare)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 17:48Have the Justices Gotten Cold Feet About ‘Breaking the Internet’? (Lawfare)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 10:31Cameron Kerry | The FTC Ups the Ante for Federal Privacy Legislation (Lawfare)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 15:21Alex Engler | The Declaration for the Future of the Internet Is for Wavering Democracies, Not China and Russia (Lawfare)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Mon, 05/09/2022 - 11:30Quinta Jurecic: What Happened the Last Time Congress Amended § 230 (Lawfare)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 15:37Outdated Ethics Rules Stymie the FTC's Efforts to Keep Up with Big Tech
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s longstanding conflict-of-interest rules may unnecessarily impede its ability to attract, retain and deploy the technical expertise that it badly needs to keep up with Big Tech. To change this, the FTC needs to narrow