Common Carriers News Today

As was mostly expected, the FCC this morning voted 3 to 2 (along expected party lines) to move forward with Tom Wheeler's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which effectively flings open the doors to the public comment period concerning what the FCC should do about net neutrality. As we've been discussing, the basic idea the…

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether two state laws preventing social media companies from moderating content violate the First Amendment.

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in NetChoice v. Paxton and its companion case, Moody v. NetChoice. NetChoice is a trade association that represents internet platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter—some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. With a party like this, the case is bound to be pivotal for the many millions of users of digital services. Sure enough, while the debate at the center of the suit may seem abstruse at first, it could determine whether Bi...

Florida and Texas seek to regulate social media sites they say are biased against conservatives. Will the Supreme Court allow them?

Lawrence Kotlikoff has offered a spirited response  to ourcriticism of his startling claim that telephone networks belong tothe public .

Commentary Hacker and network security specialist Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations ...

There's been an unfortunate movement in the US over the last few years to try to argue that social media should be considered...

Senator Bill Hagerty was just elected out of Tennessee to take over Lamar Alexander's old seat, and he's kicking off his...

In the case of Biden v. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Univ., Justice Clarence Thomas has made the argument that tech corporations like Amazon are operating as "common [...]