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View our statement on the DOJ's approval for the Paramount Skydance/Warner Brothers Discovery merger -- a deal that will likely result in higher prices and fewer choices in streaming, film, and news media: publicknowledge.org/doj-form…
@publicknowledge's “The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation” shares stories from low- and middle-income households facing significant Internet barriers, highlighting a growing digital divide that limits meaningful participation online.
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🎉 Today, @SenAmyKlobuchar and @ChuckGrassley reintroduced the “American Innovation and Choice Online Act.” This bill would prevent #BigTech platforms from discriminating against competitors by barring them from preferencing their own products and services over a competitor’s.
“Big Tech maintains its dominance over the digital economy not by offering the best possible product – but by rigging the market in its favor.” Read our statement from Senior Policy Analyst Patrick Gallaher:
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Today, @SenTedCruz & @RonWyden introduced the “Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression (JAWBONE) Act” to give those who believe their voices were silenced at the behest of government pressure a pathway to recourse.
AMEN to this from Re:Create member @publicknowledge - the House made a grave mistake in passing HR 6028 last week. The Senate should play its time-honored role of slowing down this runaway train before somebody gets hurt. publicknowledge.org/public-k…
🚨 Today, the House voted to pass the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act,” a bill that would make the Register of Copyrights a position appointed by @POTUS instead of the Librarian of Congress.
“This bill surrenders the U.S. Copyright Office to the Trump administration after their failed power grab last summer." Read our statement from Senior Policy Advocate Patrick Gallaher:
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Today, @RepLoriTrahan and @JayObernolte unveiled a discussion draft of the “Great American Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026” to create a federal transparency, evaluation, and oversight framework for frontier artificial intelligence development.
However, the bill also preempts all state laws on AI development for 3 years, preventing states from passing many laws that regulate AI companies. Read our statement from Senior Policy Counsel @NicholasPGarcia:
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🚨 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in @FCC v. @Verizon and FCC v. @ATT, finding that the FCC is able to investigate broadband providers for breaking the law and issue fines as penalties.
Today at 10:15 AM ET: Make sure to tune in to watch @haroldfeld testify at the @HouseCommerce hearing "Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, And Timing Capabilities In The United States.” Link below ⬇️
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#CODI member @publicknowledge recently released a new white paper,“The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation.” The paper outlines key findings and recommendations for expanding access opportunities in the growing digital world.
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📍 This Thursday, @publicknowledge Senior Vice President @haroldfeld will testify at the @HouseCommerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing “Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities (PNT) in the United States.”
His testimony will urge Congress to preserve the current GPS system while ensuring a basic tier of PNT for free to the general public even as GPS continues to evolve. Read our statement at the link below:
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We're proud to announce the release of our latest paper, "The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation," from @publicknowledge Broadband Policy Director Alisa Valentin and @WeAreUnidosUS Senior Civil Rights Policy Advisor Claudia Ruiz, in collaboration with @netinclusion!
ALT Graphic with title of paper, "The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation," by Alisa Valentin and Claudia Ruiz, and logos of Public Knowledge, UnidosUS, and National Digital Inclusion Alliance.
This paper explores the findings from seven community-level focus groups conducted across the United States, as well as a nationwide survey, in order to gain a ground-truthed understanding of the #digitaldivide and its impacts on individuals and families across the country.