“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.
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.
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.”
Some of the nation's biggest brands are facing calls to boycott Twitter if Elon Musk rolls back content-moderation policies limiting hate speech and election misinformation.
The declaration won plaudits from digital-rights group Free Press, whose co-CEO Craig Aaron said it “points to a vision of the internet that puts people first.”
Telecom companies and lobbyists are taking advantage of the Senate's delay in confirming Sohn by pressuring Democrats to vote against the longtime public advocate.