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Post by Daniel on Jul 2, 2016 9:00:08 GMT -5
FCC, FEC Insiders Warn: Internet Regulations for Conservative Voices Very Near
Trey Sanchez
6.30.2016
Commissioners from the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Election Commission are warning that First Amendment protections online are being threatened and are "just one vote away" from being a thing of the past.
Insiders told The Washington Examiner that both agencies are highly politicized and Democrats in the ranks are pushing hard for politically correct speech regulations.
"There is a cloud over your free speech," said FEC commissioner Lee. E. Goodman.
FCC commissioner Ajit Pai warned that freedom of speech on the Internet "is increasingly under threat."
Both said conservative outlets in particular have the most to worry about. New regulations are on the horizon that could affect bloggers, YouTube videos, and news curators. The two credit heavy Democrat control within the agencies with the blame and say the decisions on internet rules are coming down to mere votes.
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www.truthrevolt.org/news/fcc-fec-insiders-warn-internet-regulations-conservative-voices-very-near
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Post by Daniel on Nov 14, 2017 9:22:15 GMT -5
And So the Internet Crackdown Begins
Michael Snyder
Are the days of the free and open internet numbered? The internet is certainly used for all sorts of horrible things, but it has also allowed ordinary people to communicate on a mass scale that would have been unimaginable decades ago. In the old days, if you wanted to reach large audiences of people with your information you always had to go through corporate gatekeepers. But today, anyone with an internet connection can literally broadcast whatever they want to say to the whole world. Personally, my wife and I have always been amazed at how many people we are able to touch all over the planet from our little home in the mountains. Over the past seven years, our websites have been viewed more than 100 million times, and we receive emails about our work from people all over the globe.
Unfortunately, major changes may soon be coming to the internet. The election of Donald Trump really angered the elite, and they are blaming the power of the internet for his victory. They insist that something must be done "for the good of democracy".
For example, in an opinion piece for the Guardian, U.S. Senator Al Franken proposed that it is time for the U.S. government to step in because Google, Facebook and Twitter have failed to prevent the spread of propaganda, misinformation, and hate speech...
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www.charismanews.com/politics/issues/68208-and-so-the-internet-crackdown-begins
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Post by Daniel on Nov 15, 2017 10:35:29 GMT -5
The Race to Censor Internet News
By Daniel Greenfield November 15, 2017
How can you tell that internet censorship is really taking off? Easy. It’s becoming a business model.
Steven Brill is raising $6 million to launch News Guard. This new service will rate news sites on their trustworthiness from green to red. Forget politically unbiased algorithms. The ratings will be conducted by “qualified, accountable human beings” from teams of “40 to 60 journalists.” Once upon a time, journalism meant original writing. Now it means deciding which original writing to censor.
“Can trust be monetized?” The Street’s article on News Guard asks. But it isn’t really trusted that’s being monetized. It’s censorship. It’s doing the dirty work that Google and Facebook don’t want to do.
The Dems and their media allies have been pressuring Google and Facebook to do something about the “fake news” that they blame for Trump’s win. The big sites outsourced the censorship to media fact checkers. The message was, “Don’t blame us, now you’re in charge.”
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www.breakingisraelnews.com/97835/race-censor-internet-news-opinion/
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2017 9:35:53 GMT -5
FCC Restores Market Freedom To the Internet
Joseph Klein
December 15, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission has jettisoned the heavy-handed regulatory burden placed on a free and open Internet during the Obama administration. The FCC voted 3-2 on December 14th, along party lines, to repeal the so-called “net neutrality” rules adopted by the regulatory agency in 2015. The Obama-era rules had prohibited Internet service providers, such as AT&T, Verizon and Comcast as well as smaller Internet service providers, from blocking, slowing access to or charging more (priority pricing) for fast delivery of content above some specified threshold of high bandwidth usage. High-speed delivery of Internet services will no longer be heavily regulated on par with a common carrier utility monopoly service. However, the Internet service providers will have to disclose to the FCC changes to their access policies, which can consider any alleged abuses on a case by case basis. The Federal Trade Commission, which shares antitrust enforcement responsibility with the Department of Justice, will be tasked to take action against any anti-competitive behavior.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who championed getting rid of the misleadingly named “net neutrality” rules, said that the net neutrality rules purported to fix something that was not broken when they were adopted in 2015. "Following today’s vote, Americans will still be able to access the websites they want to visit. They will still be able to enjoy the services they want to enjoy," FCC Chairman Pai said. "There will still be cops on the beat guarding a free and open internet. This is the way things were prior to 2015, and this is the way they will be once again." Chairman Pai noted that with the heavy regulatory hand of FCC micromanagement removed, “Broadband providers will have more incentive to build networks, especially to underserved areas.”
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat and daughter of South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, condemned the FCC Republican majority for “handing the keys to the Internet" to a "handful of multi-billion dollar corporations.” She had lots of support from the left, which displayed its usual hysteria.
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www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268735/fcc-restores-market-freedom-internet-joseph-klein
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Post by Daniel on Dec 19, 2017 9:05:33 GMT -5
NRB Applauds ‘Restoring Internet Freedom’ FCC Action
Urges Congress to Hold Hearings on Viewpoint Censorship
December 14, 2017
WASHINGTON (NRB) – National Religious Broadcasters applauded the Federal Communications Commission’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” vote today rolling back the agency’s assumption of heavy-handed new powers over the internet in 2015.
Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, President & CEO of NRB, said, “I congratulate the FCC for resisting alarmism and moving to reverse the agency’s unilateral assumption of power in 2015. I particularly applaud Chairman Ajit Pai for his fairness, transparency, and firm commitment to an online environment that honors freedom and welcomes innovation. While others have yielded to the intimidation games of the radical Left, Chairman Pai has stood courageously as a statesman."
Johnson added, "While the previous administration’s executive power play is not the answer, there are indeed valid concerns about blocking and other forms of discrimination online. Now that the FCC has appropriately reversed course, I urge the people’s representatives in Congress to take a closer look at issues like viewpoint censorship by holding hearings that survey the practices of powerful players across the entire internet ecosystem, including seemingly ubiquitous edge provider platforms.”
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nrb.org/news-room/press_center/ifw/nrb-applauds-restoring-internet-freedom-fcc-action/
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