FCC contradicts itself over social media regulation

Stefan Mileschin · 26th October 2020, 07:10

It claims has the powers it said it did not have before

The FCC’s arguments that it has the power to become Donald Trump’s censor of social media contradict the arguments it used for another of its controversial decisions – ending net neutrality.

The Federal Communications Commission's top lawyer FCC General Counsel Thomas Johnson said the FCC did have power under the Communications Decency Act was passed by Congress as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which was an update to the Communications Act of 1934 that established the FCC and provided it with regulatory authority. Johnson also pointed to Section 201(b) of the Communications Act, which gave the FCC power to "prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary in the public interest to carry out the provisions of this Act."

https://fudzilla.com/news/51743-fcc-...dia-regulation

26th October 2020, 07:10	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,843	FCC contradicts itself over social media regulation It claims has the powers it said it did not have before The FCC’s arguments that it has the power to become Donald Trump’s censor of social media contradict the arguments it used for another of its controversial decisions – ending net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission's top lawyer FCC General Counsel Thomas Johnson said the FCC did have power under the Communications Decency Act was passed by Congress as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which was an update to the Communications Act of 1934 that established the FCC and provided it with regulatory authority. Johnson also pointed to Section 201(b) of the Communications Act, which gave the FCC power to "prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary in the public interest to carry out the provisions of this Act." https://fudzilla.com/news/51743-fcc-...dia-regulation

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