Republican FCC Commissioner Symington gave a speech yesterday, where he spoke in favor of more deregulation for broadcasting, and more regulation for digital media:
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The thing is, the FCC has no role in the regulation of digital media or the internet. In fact, one of the first things the Trump administration did when it took office in 2017 was to make sure the FCC would not be involved in regulating the internet.
One particularly concerning point the Commissioner made was this regarding Facebook: “Over a third of surveyed adults say that Facebook is their primary source for news content. And the Commission does not have an obvious regulatory look-in to determine whether that content is being served fairly, nevermind accurately.”
The fact is that the Commission has no authority to determine whether ANY content, broadcast, print, or internet, is being served fairly or accurately. There is nothing in the TCA that gives the FCC any role over content, other than obscenity. Any attempt by Congress to give them authority over content will run into the 1st amendment.
FCC Commissioner Takes Swing at Digital Platforms - Radio Ink
While digital companies prosper, the government should not over-regulate broadcasters. That was the message from FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami Thursday. Simington produced some eye-popping revenue stats when he compared the big three...
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The thing is, the FCC has no role in the regulation of digital media or the internet. In fact, one of the first things the Trump administration did when it took office in 2017 was to make sure the FCC would not be involved in regulating the internet.
One particularly concerning point the Commissioner made was this regarding Facebook: “Over a third of surveyed adults say that Facebook is their primary source for news content. And the Commission does not have an obvious regulatory look-in to determine whether that content is being served fairly, nevermind accurately.”
The fact is that the Commission has no authority to determine whether ANY content, broadcast, print, or internet, is being served fairly or accurately. There is nothing in the TCA that gives the FCC any role over content, other than obscenity. Any attempt by Congress to give them authority over content will run into the 1st amendment.
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