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Numerous groups have pushed the Biden administration for years to ban digital discrimination and digital red lining.

Free Press’ Nora Benavidez talks to Bloomberg about Gonzalez v. Google, a Supreme Court case that could change how the internet operates.

Free Press supports the FCC’s proposal to bar digital discrimination and urges it to reject industry pressure to water down its rules.

Without the paired protections in Section 230, we’d risk losing moderation and risk chilling expression too.

“Section 230 empowers platforms to moderate while giving them protection against liability in the first instance for what their users say,” said Free Press VP Matt Wood. “We have to get this balance right.”

“The transition of leadership is a critical moment for YouTube to step up its game to prioritize engagement with the civil- and human-rights field,” said Free Press’ Nora Benavidez.

As the companies have shed jobs, many teams assigned to combat false and misleading information have taken a hit.

No other nominee in the FCC’s history has had to wait so long for a confirmation vote.

Sohn has been subject to an industry smear campaign and homophobic attacks.

Sohn, who for more than 30 years has championed the public interest, has faced a phalanx of opposition from powerful media and telecommunications firms seeking to deadlock the FCC at 2–2.