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Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
One of the features that President Joe Biden cited in his plan to bring
Standards around generative AI (Associated Press)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 08/16/2023 - 18:01EU official says Twitter abandons bloc’s voluntary pact against disinformation (Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/29/2023 - 17:15A torpedoed Biden FCC nominee shows the power of dark money campaigns and a ‘perfect storm’ of industry interests
When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn [Senior Fellow and Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society] to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, the longtime consumer advocate expected to face criticism over her desire to expand free internet access and improve competition among broadband providers. Instead, Sohn found herself the target of an aggressive campaign funded by a conservative group that doesn’t have to disclose its donors. The American Accountability Foundation called Sohn too partisan, anti-police, and soft on sex trafficking.