The controversial new FCC Chair seems to be more interested in attacking diversity than serving the public interest.| Public Knowledge
After years of delay, BEAD funds are finally ready for deployment — but a proposed last-minute rule change threatens to halt the program once again.| Public Knowledge
The potential harms of digital content online can be devastating — but removing Section 230 would only devastate freedom of expression in its place.| Public Knowledge
This first post of a four-part blog series provides a brief historical perspective on content moderation and highlights the importance of centering public interest values.| Public Knowledge
This third post of a four-part blog series focuses on policy interventions designed to enhance free expression and content moderation on digital platforms.| Public Knowledge
This final blog post in a four-part blog series discusses the implications for free expression and content moderation of the new “elephant in the content moderation room” – generative artificial intelligence.| Public Knowledge
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In short, if we have learned anything from the competing antitrust approaches of the Biden administration, it appears that an expanded consumer welfare standard, incorporating non-priced harms, is likely to win out. Neo-Brandeisian critiques may be more theoretically exciting for some antitrust advocates, and perhaps have helped to raise public awareness. The FTC has also taken meaningful action in other areas, such as recently banning noncompete agreements. But the DOJ’s enhanced consume...| American Affairs Journal