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Trump WH tried to censor Kimmel: report

Trump was “so upset by Kimmel’s comedic jabs" he had aides "demand action," Rolling Stone reports

Salon · Feb 27, 2023

How Today's Skeptical Supreme Court Could Block Net Neutrality Rules

Attempts to reclassify ISPs as common carriers are unsupported by law.

Reason · Feb 24, 2023

Rihanna making the FCC work, work, work, after Super Bowl viewers file 103 complaints

U.S. regulators received 103 formal complaints about Fox's Super Bowl LVII broadcast, the majority of which were pegged to Rihanna's bombshell halftime-show performance.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2023

Dark money targets Biden agenda

Untraceable telecom money is pouring in — to Democrats as well as Republicans. The goal? To shut down government

Salon · Feb 19, 2023

Biden FCC nominee faces GOP, dark money

Gigi Sohn battles Republican hostility and onslaught of Big Telecom dark money in "proxy fight for net neutrality"

Salon · Feb 16, 2023

Sohn blames 'dark money' for opposition to her joining FCC - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are digging in to prevent Gigi Sohn's confirmation for the FCC, but Democrats may have the votes this time.

Roll Call · Feb 14, 2023

5 Years Ago, SpaceX Launched Its Silliest Payload Yet — And It's Still in Orbit

The roadster is still out there and doesn’t appear to be on a course to cause problems in the short term.

Inverse · Feb 11, 2023

Sam Smith's Grammys performance sparks FCC complaints over odd 'devil worship' claims

Sam Smith performed his song Unholy alongside Kim Petras - but it has been hit with a slew of bizarre complaints suggesting it had the potential to 'increase violence against Christians'

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: The bogus, homophobic campaign against Biden's stellar FCC nominee

No one should be surprised that telecommunications companies revved up opposition to the 2021 nomination of Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission. After all, Sohn was known as an effective critic of the industry's monopoly power and a defender of the public interest.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2023

What do cellphone records say about Bryan Kohberger’s location when Idaho students were killed? An expert explains

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho authorities have alleged that Bryan Kohberger’s cellphone records showed he was in the Moscow area less than an hour after four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in an off-campus house — and that he visited the “coverage area” of the home 12 times…

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023