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Vice: The Dangers of Facebook


Facebook has long been the "cool" social media platform outlasted its peers from the mid-2000's. It was the central hub for a whole generation to meet, plan events, and archive their youths. But somewhere along the way, Facebook turned into a toxic, political wasteland filled with hate speech and disinformation.…

Gigi Sohn Statement at Communications Workers of America Press Briefing on “Why States Must Regulate Broadband”


Good afternoon, everybody.  Thank you to CWA for inviting me to speak today. I wholeheartedly support CWA’s initiative to restore states’ authority over broadband and Voice over IP services. States have always had a vital role to play in overseeing our communications networks and ensuring that those networks are operated…

Sohn Lauds President Biden’s “Big Bet on Broadband”


Today, President Biden unveiled The American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes $100 billion to “bring affordable, reliable, high speed broadband to every American.” Among other things, the President’s plan to “[r]evitalize America’s digital infrastructure” would build “future proof” broadband infrastructure to 100 percent of the country, lift state…

Sohn Applauds Reintroduction of the Broadband Infrastructure and Finance and Innovation Act


The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act is an essential piece of the puzzle for ensuring that every household in America has affordable broadband Internet access.  By providing communities and public-private partnerships with secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees to finance broadband infrastructure investments, BIFIA will ensure that federal dollars…

Sohn Praises Reintroduction of “Essential Piece” of Broadband Legislation


Today, House Majority Whip James Clyburn and Senator Amy Klobuchar reintroduced the "Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act," which, among other things, provides $80 billion for broadband deployment, adds extra funds to the Emergency Broadband Benefit, provides funding for digital inclusion efforts, requires the FCC to collect certain pricing information from broadband providers…