Hosted on MSN17d
New Trump EO: I Alone Can Direct the FCC, FTC, Other Independent Agencies
A new executive order from President Trump makes the appointed heads of independent agencies like the FCC and the FTC a little more like figureheads. According to Trump, presidents control the actions ...
Trump order challenges independence of FCC, FTC and financial regulators
The order is the latest example of Trump’s embrace of a broad and controversial theory of executive power. The White House is ...
Los Angeles Times5d
The Trump administration schooled Europe on free speech. Why ignore the lesson at home?
The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission are headed in the opposite direction of Vance’s prudent remarks. On Feb. 11, Vance valiantly informed an artificial ...
You could get a cut of Avast's $16.5 million FTC settlement - how to file a claim
To file a claim after you get the email, visit the FTC's Avast settlement site. Click the button to apply for a refund.
Just The News10d
FTC crashes FCC party in threats against Big Tech for censorship in tug-of-war with Europe, Brazil
Shadowbanning, demonetizing may violate consumer protection, competition laws under FTC purview, new agency chair warns. Section 230 "advisory opinion" could send Big Tech investors fleeing, columnist ...
Verizon's $9.6 billion Frontier deal under FCC scrutiny for DEI programs
FCC chair Brendan Carr on Thursday opened a probe into diversity practices at Verizon and raised the company's ongoing effort ...
Opinion
Why is the Trump administration ignoring free speech at home?
This political moment provides an opportunity to get rid of outdated legacy regulations that can be used to favor or disfavor either party.
Los Angeles Daily News3d
The FTC has no business trying to make sure social media are ‘fair’
Andrew Ferguson, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Trade Commission ... the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ferguson is flexing his regulatory powers ...