In Landmark 3-2 Vote, FCC Relaxes Rules Limiting Local Broadcast Ownership

November 16, 2017

Dade Hayes, Deadline Hollywood

Injecting President Donald Trump’s business-friendly, anti-regulation urges into the media business, the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission approved sweeping rollbacks of rules designed to limit monopoly control of local broadcast properties.

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Meta's 'Musk Playbook' Fans Misinformation Concerns

Meta’s decision to swap professional U.S. fact checkers with crowd-sourced moderation has raised fears that Facebook and Instagram will become magnets for misinformation.
Facebook Follows X Down Path to Becoming Right-Wing 'Cesspool' by Ending Fact-Checking Efforts

It’s a move designed to curry favor with the Trump administration.
Meta Follows Elon Musk's Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas

This is the latest move indicating that the company is vying to get into the good graces of the Trump administration.

Meta's 'Musk Playbook' Fans Misinformation Concerns

Facebook Follows X Down Path to Becoming Right-Wing 'Cesspool' by Ending Fact-Checking Efforts

Meta Follows Elon Musk's Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas