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Business Insider: The FCC chief’s call for cracking down on tech companies is not only laughable, it’s the ‘height of hypocrisy’

Ajit Pai is shameless. Pai, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, would have you believe that he believes in government oversight. He want you to believe that he's a champion of transparency and privacy. In a post on Medium on Tuesday, Pai took the big tech companies to task. Consumers don't…

Posted on September 6, 2018September 11, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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New York Times: Republicans Accuse Twitter of Bias Against Conservatives

WASHINGTON — Republicans accused Twitter of being biased against conservatives on Wednesday, drawing rebukes from Democrats in a congressional hearing that illustrated how partisan lines are increasingly being drawn on social media. The sparring focused on the testimony of Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, who repeatedly denied the accusations during a hearing…

Posted on September 5, 2018September 11, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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Motherboard: Pissed Off by Verizon, Firefighters Join the Fight to Restore Net Neutrality

As if the repeal of net neutrality weren’t unpopular enough, Verizon’s decision to slow down the cellular connection used by firefighters as they battled a recent wildfire appears to have taken the longstanding fight to yet another level. In the wake of Verizon’s latest face-plant, a coalition of more than 1,000 firefighters,…

Posted on August 30, 2018September 11, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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The Daily Dot: Democrats say Brett Kavanaugh would ‘cripple’ net neutrality ‘for decades to come’

Pro-net neutrality Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday that Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump‘s pick for the Supreme Court, would “cripple” the internet protections should he be confirmed to the seat. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), and two net neutrality advocates laid out their…

Posted on August 28, 2018September 11, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Inside Cybersecurity: Consumer advocates cautiously optimistic about FTC rulemaking authority on data security

Recent testimony by new Federal Trade Commission chief Joseph Simons has buoyed supporters of arming the commission with more proactive authority to protect consumer privacy and data security, but it’s still far from cause to start prepping any champagne, some of those advocates say. In testimony before the House Energy…

Posted on July 31, 2018August 3, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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Politico: Are Sinclair’s Problems Just Getting Started?

A favorable presidential tweet and a court win on a crucial FCC regulatory loophole may have buoyed Sinclair Broadcast Group as the conservative broadcaster faces the daunting prospect of a lengthy administrative hearing over its Tribune merger. But the “lack of candor” the FCC flagged when it sent the deal for review could dog…

Posted on July 26, 2018August 3, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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Bloomberg Law: Net Neutrality Could Become a Merger Antitrust Issue. Someday.

Watch for net neutrality arguments in future antitrust analysis of mergers, competition lawyers said. The Justice Department’s high-profile attempt to block AT&T Inc. from buying Time Warner Inc. didn’t address the possibility that the AT&T customers could see slowed internet traffic for some content. But that kind of argument could…

Posted on July 23, 2018August 3, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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Bloomberg News: Justice Dept. Has Good Reasons for Appealing AT&T Ruling

The Justice Department might not be able to reverse a blistering district court opinion refusing to block the $85.4 billion merger of AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc., which has closed, but a reversal isn’t the only reason the DOJ might want to risk appealing that opinion. Judge Richard Leon…

Posted on July 19, 2018August 3, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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Broadcasting & Cable: Deal Critics to Tribune Board: Abandon Merger or Quit

A quartet of high-profile Sinclair-Tribune deal critics have gotten together to urge Tribune to pull the plug on the deal, a deal the FCC says it has major issues with and has designated for hearing on issues of Sinclair candor and possible misrepresentation. That came in a letter to Tribune…

Posted on July 19, 2018August 3, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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Politico: EU to drop the hammer on Google

The European Union unveiled a $5 billion dollar fine against Google this morning, the latest salvo in an antitrust battle, POLITICO Europe’s Mark Scott, Simon Van Dorpe and Thibault Largerreport. The penalty is the largest ever levied against a single company by the EU, exceeding the $2.8 billion fine on Google…