GOP FTC Commissioners Abuse “Free Speech” Rhetoric To Push For Government Control Over Online Speech

Techdirt. 2024-12-06

Summary:

In a disturbing (if unsurprising) trend, Republican FCC and FTC commissioners are deliberately misusing “free speech” rhetoric in an Orwellian attempt to justify government intervention to control and suppress online speech. Last week, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr pushed censorial policies in the name of “free speech.” This week, GOP FTC Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew […]

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Mike Masnick

Date tagged:

12/06/2024, 14:37

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12/06/2024, 12:35