🚨 A dark money group wants the FCC to let it unleash a flood of unwanted political AI slop straight to people's phones. Doing so would bring chaos and deception so close to Election Day. 🧵

With nearly half of Americans struggling to afford the cost of living, the Lifeline program is helping them get online and stay online. We must pursue fraud wherever the evidence leads, free from politics and without taking support away from law-abiding families who rely on Lifeline.

The FCC's sole defense is that its review was required by process. The court appeared skeptical, and rightly so. Threatening license revocation is an extreme step, basically a death sentence over a speeding ticket. I remain confident the First Amendment will prevail here

Brian Stelter@brianstelter.bsky.social · 5d ago

Disney is in court in DC right now, seven weeks after suing President Trump's FCC for violating the First Amendment. Judge Loren AliKhan is hearing arguments over Disney's request for a temporary restraining order to block Brendan Carr from further challenging ABC’s local station licenses...

Yet again a court steps in to defend a free press and uphold the First Amendment. But this fight isn't confined to newsrooms banned from the White House. The FCC has been going after the press for coverage it doesn't like. Courts should draw that same line when its turn comes.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2w ago

BREAKING: CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists have been allowed back onto the White House grounds after a judge ordered Trump to lift his ban.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez on Paramount-Warner Bros merger: “This settlement appears to pave the way for yet another massive media consolidation deal that could raise prices for consumers, reduce content diversity, and weaken editorial independence”

I'm disappointed this settlement appears to be yet another massive media consolidation deal that could raise prices for consumers, reduce content diversity, and weaken editorial independence. Here is what I'll be watching closely ⬇️🧵

The FCC just let some of the most repressive governments in the world indirectly control nearly all of a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. An investment this large in one of America's biggest media companies doesn't just buy equity, it secures influence over what gets said and what gets made.

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 3w ago

This is now the second time in a matter of months that a late-night host has disclosed they had to bury an interview because of FCC intimidation. No host, local affiliate, or network should have to weigh federal retaliation before booking a guest for a newsworthy interview 🧵

News coverage of a poll that doesn't favor a political party is not a license to meddle in an election through intimidation. Broadcasters should take note. Do not let a sad and desperate attempt to punish accurate reporting become an excuse for censorship.

This SCOTUS decision throws the midterm election into chaos. It allows the FCC to unleash a flood of dark money by letting a handful of wealthy donors pool unlimited contributions into political advertising. All this while forcing local broadcast stations to foot the bill ⬇️

With the right information, this scorecard could increase consumer awareness of how providers fight illegal robocalls. Much like Broadband Labels and the Cyber Trust Mark, I've supported efforts to inform consumers and hold industry accountable so I look forward to learning more.

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Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the FCC, wants to keep fighting: “I’d love to be reconfirmed, and I have supporters in the Senate, which I’m very grateful for, and appreciate very much."

Lone Democrat on the FCC Wants to Keep Fighting

As the lone Democratic commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, Anna Gomez has been in the unique position of speaking out on some of the agency’s biggest decisions and even publicly urging Disney to fight back against the FCC.

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As I've said many times, the FCC has no authority to punish journalists this administration doesn’t like. These threats to press freedom are dangerous. They undermine the foundation of our democracy, and they have no place in it.

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President Donald Trump sharply criticized Kristen Welker, the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," after abruptly exiting an interview with her earlier this year.

BREAKING: An appeals court just moved to block the FCC’s plan to unleash new dark money spending on political broadcasting ads. This is a victory for transparency, the rule of law and for broadcasters who would've been asked to shoulder most of the costs of these dark money ads.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez@agomezfcc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨In the final stretch of a national election, this FCC is helping unleash a flood of dark money into broadcast advertising. The American people should not have sweeping election-year rule changes forced on them in the dark and on the eve of an election. 🧵

🚨In the final stretch of a national election, this FCC is helping unleash a flood of dark money into broadcast advertising. The American people should not have sweeping election-year rule changes forced on them in the dark and on the eve of an election. 🧵

It’s high time that we have a corporate parent like Disney show courage, stand up and push back against this administration’s overreach and constitutional violations. This should be a welcome sign for every broadcaster who has felt the weight of government pressure in silence.

I’m glad Disney has shown courage and stepped up. It is time this administration understands that the Constitution does not bend to political convenience, and that the First Amendment protects the news and commentary Americans see on their screens even when those in power wish it didn’t.

The Disney suit against the fcc is bringing me back to my May interview with commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=Phpb...

Trump Hates “The View.” So He’s Going After Disney Through the FCC.

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Scammers have been contacting consumers and pretending to be me. No FCC Commissioner will ever call or text asking for your personal information or demanding money. These scammers should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Your local newsroom used to decide what you got to watch. Now that decision increasingly runs through whether it pleases the White House, and without a consumer protection measure like the national ownership cap in place, it will only get worse.

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 2mo ago

Eliminating the national broadcast ownership cap does not free local broadcasters from economic pressure, it just changes who's doing the squeezing. Trading a squeeze from Big Tech for a squeeze from Big Media does nothing to protect the communities this cap was designed to serve. 🧵

He's right. The FCC should abandon this unlawful attempt to consolidate broadcast media into oblivion. Congress set this cap in federal law, and only Congress can change it.

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 2mo ago

Despite DeLay’s warning, the Trump FCC appears ready to eliminate the rule at its meeting this week.

The FCC has no business deciding who is a journalist and what counts as real news. We cannot allow local stations to become collateral damage in the FCC's political games.

'A putz': Michael Steele slams Trump FCC Commissioner's latest ABC attack

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The FCC has no authority to police the ideological balance of the airwaves. No matter what this Commission does next, the record now makes clear that this was never a genuine search for the public interest. 🧵

Protecting free speech and defending the First Amendment is not a partisan issue. There is clear bipartisan concern with how the FCC's targeting of ABC's local stations threatens the First Amendment rights of every broadcaster in this country.

Great to be here on the ground in Ohio hearing from some of the folks most impacted by the FCC’s decisions on broadband access, adoption, and affordability.

Chris Lewis@chrisjlewis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thank you @agomezfcc.bsky.social for visiting with our allies doing digital inclusion work on the ground.

The FCC has no authority to punish a station for refusing to air a blatantly political speech. This is a naked attempt to bully broadcasters, and the FCC should have no part in it.

The FCC just announced it will move forward with its unlawful effort to hand control of the public airwaves to billionaire buddies of this administration. This will destroy local newsrooms, silence community reporting, and drive-up costs for American families.

This administration keeps handing out Billionaire Buddy Bypasses to media giants racing to consolidate more of our media landscape while consumers and creators pay the price. That leaves Americans with fewer voices, higher prices, and less choice. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

States Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Defying DOJ

A coalition of states has sued to block the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros., though the Department of Justice approved the deal last month.

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We hear about how the Trump administration is using governmental authority to intimidate media outlets and what the public can do to support freedom of speech w/ Commissioner Anna Gomez, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), @agomezfcc.bsky.social https://youtu.be/tk2mpWAIXe8?si=OognGRTWC-C0HP5X