FCC to Be Led by Ajit Pai, Staunch Opponent of Consumer-Protection Rules

January 23, 2017

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

Pai consistently opposed consumer-protection regulations, including the Net Neutrality rules, during the three-year chairmanship of Democrat Tom Wheeler.

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The decision will permit the government to call on tech companies to remove falsehoods — which could be critical in the run-up to the presidential election.
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Federal lawmakers pulled from consideration a privacy bill that legal experts contend has little hope of protecting anyone’s privacy.

Massachusetts Lawmakers Eye Revival of Panel to Help Struggling Journalism Industry

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Surprise! The Latest 'Comprehensive' U.S. Privacy Bill Is Doomed