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The bills could make it more difficult for companies to police hate and misinformation.

The telecom and broadband industries are seeking to block Gigi Sohn’s FCC confirmation — in part to prevent the agency from restoring Net Neutrality rules.

The further delay “only hurts the American public and deadlocks the FCC—which is precisely the point,” said Free Press Action VP Matt Wood.

Progressive tech advocates are frustrated by the delays, casting blame on the White House and Senate Democratic leadership for catering to Republicans who they say are raising disingenuous concerns.

According to Free Press Action, those calling for Sohn’s swift confirmation include leading civil-rights, community-media, media-justice, workers-rights and consumer-advocacy groups.

A federal appeals court has upheld the law, rejecting an attempt by telecommunications-industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing it.

Gigi Sohn and Alvaro Bedoya would give the Democrats majorities on the FCC and FTC respectively.

A new bill would make it harder for companies like Apple, Facebook and Google to protect people targeted with hate and disinformation online.

The court said that states could fill the gap created when the Trump administration ended federal Net Neutrality rules.

A federal appeals court rejected an attempt from industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing the law.