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Brendan Carr
‘WARRIOR FOR FREE SPEECH’

Trump Taps Project 2025 Author to Head FCC

Brendan Carr, the FCC’s senior Republican, has promised to “dismantle the censorship cartel.”

Zachary Folk

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REAL FAKE

FCC Got 18 Million Fake Comments on Net Neutrality: AG

About 7.7 million of them were apparently submitted by a single college student in California.

Justin Rohrlich

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ANTISOCIAL MEDIA

Idaho Company Blocks Facebook, Twitter After Trump Ban

"Our company does not believe a website... has the authority to censor what you see and post and hide information from you.”

Arya Hodjat

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BYE BYE PAI

Trump’s FCC Chair Ajit Pai to Step Down on Inauguration Day

“It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve at the Federal Communications Commission, including as Chairman of the FCC over the past four years,” Pai said in a statement.

Arya Hodjat

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4-3

Supreme Court Denies Net Neutrality Appeals

In a 4-3 decision.

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BATTLE

U.S. Sues California After It Restored Net Neutrality

Attorney General Jeff Sessions moves in, hours after state enacts new protections.

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NET NEUTRALITY VIRALITY

Senate to Trump: Back Off Your Bid to End Net Neutrality

The president’s regulation will go forward in June anyway. But he got a slap on the wrist Wednesday.

Andrew Desiderio

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BRACE YOURSELF

FCC: Net Neutrality Rules Will End on June 11

The movement to preserve net neutrality faces an uphill battle in Congress and the courts.

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PLOTTING

Is Comcast’s Brian Roberts Trying to Kill Net Neutrality?

The Comcast boss likes to remain in the shadows, but some claim he is using the cover of darkness to plot the end of fair access to the Internet.

Lloyd Grove

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COUNTDOWN

Congress Can Save the Internet—but the Clock Is Ticking

It’s not too late to rescue net neutrality: Congress can restore the rules if it takes action before 60 legislative days have passed since they expired. But will it get the votes?

Kelly Weill

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TO THE RESCUE?

FCC Killed Net Neutrality, Blue States Can Save It

The Trump administration cleared the way for internet providers to throttle speeds of websites they don’t like. That’s not the end of the fight, though.

Kelly Weill

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