“We’ve waited for more than a year for a fully functional FTC — far too long given the important work before the agency,” said Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron.
Media-justice groups denounced the White House for celebrating the program with the same companies currently blocking the confirmation of Gigi Sohn to the FCC.
“Some of the internet service providers appearing at this White House event are sabotaging President Biden’s FCC even as they pose for today’s photo op,” said Free Press VP Matt Wood.
Cruz inserted a poison pill in the bill that could, as Free Press Action’s Carmen Scurato noted, “require platforms to host hate speech and other harmful content.”