Items tagged "Net Neutrality"
Breaking Down and Taking Down Trump’s Latest Proposed Executive Order Spanking Social Media
June 4, 2020 Content Moderation , Disinformation , FCC , First Amendment , Free Expression , Freedom of Expression , FTC , Legal Analysis , Litigation , misinformation , Net Neutrality , Platform Regulation , Section 230Bashing social media for supposed liberal bias has become pretty standard fare for some conservative pundits and politicians. This remains true despite zero evidence of any kind of bias by social media companies against conservative content or Republican politicians. In fairness, Democratic political leaders have made similar accusations. For example, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has […]
Read MoreAT&T is Reminding Us Why the Video Marketplace Was Traditionally Highly Regulated
June 3, 2020 Anticompetitive mergers , AT&T , AT&T Time Warner , ATTTime Warner , Data Caps , Media Consolidation , Net Neutrality , Time WarnerWhen Public Knowledge came out against the proposed AT&T/Time Warner merger in 2017, we were worried that the merger would create both the incentive for the combined company to withhold, or charge more for its own content to rival distributors, and to discriminate against competing content on its own distribution services. The merger went through […]
Read MorePublic Knowledge Files Comments on FCC’s Net Neutrality Public Notice
April 20, 2020 Broadband , FCC , Net Neutrality , Open InternetToday, Public Knowledge, Access Humboldt, Access Now, and the National Hispanic Media Coalition filed comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Notice where it seeks to “refresh” the net neutrality record.
Read MoreFCC Action on FCC Remand Fails to Take the Issues Seriously
February 19, 2020 FCC , mozilla v fcc , Net Neutrality , Open InternetToday, the Federal Communications Commission issued a bureau-level Public Notice to “refresh the record” on net neutrality as requested by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Mozilla v. FCC, when the court upheld most of the agency’s net neutrality repeal.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Responds to D.C. Circuit Refusal to Rehear Net Neutrality Case
February 6, 2020 FCC , mozilla v fcc , Net Neutrality , Open InternetToday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions for rehearing in Mozilla v. FCC filed by various parties, including Public Knowledge. In the Court’s recent opinion, it upheld in part the Federal Communications Commission’s December 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order. Public Knowledge filed as a petitioner opposing the FCC’s abandonment of its own net neutrality rules. While the FCC’s classification decision was narrowly upheld, the court also ruled that the FCC cannot prevent states from enacting their own net neutrality laws or other broadband regulations. Public Knowledge asked the court to reconsider portions of its decision that sided with the FCC.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Ensure Net Neutrality Protections for New Yorkers
December 19, 2019 FCC , Net Neutrality , State Legislation , State Net NeutralityToday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his 2020 agenda will include legislation that, if enacted, could give New Yorkers some of the nation’s strongest net neutrality consumer protections.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Files Petition for Rehearing of Net Neutrality Case Before D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
December 13, 2019 FCC , mozilla v fcc , Net Neutrality , Open Internet , petition rehearingToday, Public Knowledge joined with other stakeholders in filing a petition for rehearing with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for Mozilla v. FCC.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Applauds D.C. Circuit Court Ruling Preventing FCC from Blocking State Net Neutrality Laws
October 1, 2019 Broadband , FCC , Net Neutrality , Open InternetToday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld in part the Federal Communications Commission’s December 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order in the case, Mozilla v. FCC. Public Knowledge filed as a petitioner opposing the FCC’s abandonment of its own net neutrality rules. While the FCC’s classification decision was narrowly upheld, the court also ruled that the FCC cannot prevent states from enacting their own net neutrality laws or other broadband regulations.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Appoints Chris Lewis to Succeed Kimmelman as President and CEO
July 15, 2019 Broadband , Consumer Privacy , Copyright Reform , Net Neutrality , Public KnowledgeToday, Public Knowledge is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Lewis as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer as Gene Kimmelman steps down from the position.
Read MorePublic Knowledge is very disappointed to see the conversations about net neutrality led by ISOC being misrepresented in The Hill. Like many stakeholders, Public Knowledge attended ISOC’s meetings, but eventually withdrew due to fundamental disagreement with its direction. It is clear that the final product values the perception of consensus over the substance of consumer protection.
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