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Dark Money Wins: Gigi Sohn Withdraws FCC Nomination

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 15:57

Gigi Sohn, Joe Biden’s pick to end a nearly two-year deadlock in the Federal Communications Commission, withdrew her nomination Tuesday. The exit, which Sohn blamed on stonewalling from dark money groups, means the FCC will remain without any one-party majority for the foreseeable future. That 2-2 commissioner…

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Texas Is Trying to Scrub Abortion From Its Internet

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:10

Gizmodo : Politics

Last week, Texas introduced a bill that would make it illegal for internet service providers to let users access information about how to get abortion pills.

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Record Number of Countries Blocked the Internet in Blackouts in 2022

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 15:25

Gizmodo

Governments in 35 countries shut down the internet for a record total of at least 185 times in 2022 alone, a new study shows.

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