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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017


POLICYMAKERS
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When the Pai FCC Abandons the Public Interest, Who You Gonna Call?
   Under new Trump chairman, FCC means business – Adonis Hoffman op-ed
   
FCC Chairman Pai’s Alternative Personalities, Facts, Economics and Law—Part One – TeleFrieden
   
How FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Became a Rising Republican Star [links to Benton summary]
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Senate confirms Jeff Sessions as attorney general [links to Washington Post]
   
FTC Acting Chairman Ohlhausen Names Thomas Pahl Acting Director of the Agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection – press release [links to Benton summary]
   
In Jessica Rich, FTC loses cornerstone of privacy program – IAPP op-ed [links to Benton summary]

INTERNET/BROADBAND
   
FCC Tweaks E-Rate Program – press release
   
Ranking Member Nelson lashes out at FCC chairman for scrapping E-rate report
   Implications of a Trump White House for broadband policy – Blair Levin

NET NEUTRALITY
   
Chairman Blackburn: Let FCC Make First Move on Net Neutrality
   Legislative Net Neutrality Solution Draws A Crowd
   Here’s How Net Neutrality Advocates Will Fight Trump’s FCC [links to Benton summary]
   
The Real Question Behind Zero-Rating: Who Should Pay? – Medium op-ed [links to Benton summary]
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Bruce Kushnick: Don’t Believe Those Against Net Neutrality, Title II and Privacy—Funded by the Phone, Cable and Wireless Associations: USTA, NCTA, & the CTIA [links to Huffington Post]

FCC REFORM/TELECOM ACT
   
FCC Enforcement Reform – press release
   
FCC Reform: Let’s Start with the Enforcement Bureau – AT&T blog [links to Benton summary]
   
Needed: A Universal FCC Deadline Policy – press release
   
Will the Telecommunications Act get a much-needed update as it turns 21? – Richard Adler op-ed [links to Benton summary]

COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
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Supreme Court Nominee Calls Trump’s Attacks on Judiciary ‘Demoralizing’ [links to New York Times]
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Shutting Down Speech by Sen Elizabeth Warren, GOP Amplifies Her Message [links to New York Times]
   
Jake Tapper spars with Kellyanne Conway over White House falsehoods [links to Benton summary]
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Jake Tapper and Kellyanne Conway Clashed. Will Critics Take On Tapper? [links to New York Times]
   
Sean Spicer’s chilling words [links to Benton summary]
   
Trump administration seen as more truthful than news media: poll [links to Benton summary]
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New app helps people track internet censorship [links to CNN]
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The Language Divide [links to Technology Academics Policy]
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Jennifer Rubin: Trump traumatizes tech [links to Washington Post]
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Politics Have Turned Facebook Into a Steaming Cauldron of Hate [links to Medium]
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A Low-Tech Guide to Becoming More Politically Active [links to New York Times]
   
Gov. Kasich to newspaper editors: ‘I want you to survive’ [links to Benton summary]

SECURITY/PRIVACY
   
US visitors may have to reveal social media passwords to enter country
   Google case illustrates need for online bill of rights – editorial
   
Cellphone Spy Tools Have Flooded Local Police Departments [links to Benton summary]
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NSA contractor indicted over mammoth theft of classified data [links to Reuters]
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FBI official: No immediate changes to encryption policy under Trump [links to Hill, The]
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Why did Vizio spy on you? [links to San Diego Union-Tribune]

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
   
Gigabit Libraries Network: "Beyond the Walls" Awards – press release [links to Benton summary]
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Verizon, T-Mobile run fastest LTE networks, OpenSignal finds [links to Fierce]
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5G is still years away, but at least it has a logo now [links to Verge, The]

ADVERTISING
   
Not so fast—Comcast told to stop claiming it has “fastest Internet” [links to Benton summary]
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Facebook cracks down on ads that discriminate [links to Washington Post]

CONTENT
   
Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age – Pew research [links to Benton summary]
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The disturbing trend of live-streamed suicides [links to Washington Post]

JOURNALISM
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Op-Ed: We were the victims of fake news [links to Brookings]
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A felonious former Illinois governor’s surprising contribution to journalism [links to Columbia Journalism Review]

OWNERSHIP
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Public Knowledge Welcomes YODA Bill to Restore Ownership Rights in our Digital Devices [links to Public Knowledge]

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
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Facebook is expanding Safety Check so people can offer help during a disaster [links to Vox]

STORIES FROM ABROAD
   
Radio Free Europe, Voice of America launch new Russian-language TV channel – press release [links to Benton summary]
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EU Agrees to Cross-Border Access to Streaming Services [links to Variety]
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Hollywood Seeks New Business Terms With China [links to Wall Street Journal]