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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 6h

"The FCC has no business interfering in constitutionally protected editorial decisions of licensees, and Brendan Carr is well aware of that," @seth-stern.bsky.social said.

Read the full letter from @nhmc.bsky.social: www.nhmc.org/defendthepre...

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 15h

It is a day that ends in Y so Brendan Carr is once again exceeding the FCC's statutory authority to police speech and tech he hates.

FWIW: I wish people had listened to the handful of us who had been screaming about Carr since about mid 2017.

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FCC to Review State AI Regulation

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the FCC will pursue the directive from the White House to review and possibly block state regulations related to artificial intelligence (AI). At an industr…

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Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 1d

Last week Trump lackey Brendan Carr, went into full damage control before a panel of disbelieving journalists.

But no amount of dodging and dishonesty could save Carr from the truth, or salvage his reputation as Trump's go-to censor at the FCC.

@mattfieldwood.bsky.social has the receipts:

Another Carr Wreck

How the current FCC chairman is ignoring the truth about free speech

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 1d

Former UW Lacrosse Chancellor Joe Gow and Dr Carmen Wilson discussing their experience as Only Fans creators and their pending academic freedom/1st Amendment lawsuit with my internet law section today.

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 1d

Former UW Lacrosse Chancellor Joe Gow and his wife Dr. Carmen Wilson talking about their Only Fans experience and their First Amendment case to my media law section this morning

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 1d

Its not iffy. Not even a little bit.

The 39% cap was mandated by Congress outside of the Quadrennial Review Process.

www.law360.com/competition/...

Broadcasters Say FCC Can Nix Nat'l Ownership Cap. It's Iffy - Law360

Top TV station chains insist the Federal Communications Commission has clear authority to scrap a decades-old cap on national audience share controlled by any one company. But they're wading into a mu...

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 2d

Your semi regular reminder that all of this can be fixed if just a handful of people dig deep enough to find their fucking spines long enough to uphold their oath.

Thats all that separates where we are from where we could be.

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 2d

Too bad for the FCC that this isn't how this works, but Carr could try it, and end up back in court for the next 20 years again.

I mean it worked so well last time.

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'Clean Slate' For Broadcast Rules Needed, Think Tank Says - Law360

An economics think tank suggested the Federal Communications Commission go back to the drawing board with rules governing radio and TV ownership, suggesting that the existing rules would not be envisi...

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 2d

Arielle Roth's NTIA fuckery with BEAD funding with the ultimate goal of giving more money to Starlink for shittier, laggier service?

I'd be shocked if I hadn't been saying that was the plan all along.

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NTIA’s BEAD Role

At the SCTE Tech Expo in Washington, DC, Arielle Roth, the newly seated head of NTIA, was quoted by several sources as saying, “Our role is to be good stewards of the money . . . We wouldn’t be doi…

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Professor Jeremy @jeremyhl.bsky.social · 3d

“Indonesia revoked a suspension on TikTok’s local operating license after the Chinese-owned social media platform shared data requested by the government on its live streaming activity during recent deadly protests” #smle2026 #smprofs

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TikTok gets its Indonesian operating license back after giving government data from protests

Indonesia has lifted a suspension on TikTok's local operating license after the platform provided data requested by the government.

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 3d

Yep.

David Brody @dbrody.bsky.social · 4d

You know Carr has egregiously violated the law because there are signatories to this letter that would never agree with each other on where to go for lunch.

TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 8d

1/ The FCC has no authority to police content for bias or balance.

We—and more than seventy other organizations and scholars—warned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 3d

The CEO of Univision's parent company has thanked President Donald Trump for advocating on behalf of the Spanish-language broadcaster during its dispute with YouTube TV.

In a social media post, Trump said pulling Univision from YouTube TV will be bad for Republicans in the midterm election.

Televisa-Univision CEO thanks Trump during YouTube TV dispute

Trump warned that the loss of Univision on YouTube TV could be bad for Republicans in the midterm elections.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 4d

Come to save the children, stay for the state censorship and surveillance!

VPN usage at risk in Michigan under new proposed adult content law

The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" would force internet service providers to monitor and block VPN connections

www.techradar.com

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 4d

Because nothing says freedom like aligning your internet access policy with that of North Korea.

Map showing where VPNs are illegal (Belarus, Iraq, North Korea, Turkmenistan) and where VPNs are restricted (China, Iran, Oman, Russia, Turkey, UAE)

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 4d

Want to know why age-verification isn't working? Nearly half of adults already use a VPN.

And a full 50% of Gen Z and millennials say they've already used a VPN to access a restricted website or app.

Which is why legislators are now trying to ban VPNs.

CNET Survey: 47% of Americans Use VPNs for Privacy. That Number Could Rise as State Internet Bans Increase

As more bans on internet content appear in the US, we reached out to users to see why and how they're adopting VPNs for a privacy fix.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 4d

Weekend Read: With the government shut down, more than 1,000 employees at the FCC have been placed on unpaid leave, and a skeleton crew has been retained to ensure the agency carries out its life and safety missions. thedesk.net/2025/10/fcc-...

FCC furloughs 1,000 employees amid government shutdown

The communications regulator will continue operating on a limited basis, with most of its activities put on hold for now.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 5d

10% of U.S. adults now say they’ve placed an online sports bet in the past year, up from 6% in 2022. The increase comes as a growing number of states have legalized commercial sports betting. www.pewresearch.org/...

A bar chart showing that 1 in 10 U.S. adults now say they have placed an online sports bet in the past year.

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 5d

And just in time to celebrate banned books week next week!

Thanks Florida!

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'Don't Say Gay' Penguins: Fla. Court Backs Ban On Kids' Book - Law360

A Florida school district is free to ban a children's book about two male penguins who adopt a chick under the state's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law, a federal judge ruled, saying the decision does no...

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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 6d

“This case is chilling for us all,” said Free Press’ senior counsel Benavidez. “And that’s the point — the administration will stop at nothing, not even the First Amendment, to bully people into silence.”

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Journalist Mario Guevara to be deported from US in unprecedented case - Committee to Protect Journalists

Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025—In response to news that journalist Mario Guevara will be deported on Friday from the United States back to his native El Salvador, the Committee to Protect Journalis...

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 6d

Brendan Carr is running the FCC like Don Carrleone, using "mafioso" tactics (says Ted Cruz) to silence criticism. His threats ("We can do this the easy way or the hard way”) are un-American. They're straight out of 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 (Cruz) or 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, as I explain:
thehill.com/opinion/civi...

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 6d

FCC Sets Furlough Plan In Motion With Government Shutdown www.law360.com/telecom/arti...

FCC Sets Furlough Plan In Motion With Government Shutdown - Law360

The Federal Communications Commission's staff halted most regular operations Wednesday as Congress failed to reach a deal to continue funding agencies after the end of the government's fiscal year.

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 6d

What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech www.law360.com/insurance/ar...

What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech - Law360

Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t su...

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 6d

Nirvana Defeats Child Pornography Case Over Album Cover www.law360.com/ip/articles/...

Nirvana Defeats Child Pornography Case Over Album Cover - Law360

A California federal judge has ended a case over child pornography claims brought by a man who was depicted as a naked infant on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind," saying he was having "a ...

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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 7d

Ohioans will need to bare it all in order to watch online pornography, now that the state's age verification requirement went into effect on Tuesday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/01/d...

Do you live in Ohio? Do you watch porn online? Your state legislature wants to see some ID. • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohioans will need to bare it all in order to watch online pornography, now that the state's age verification requirement went into effect on Tuesday.

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