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FCC Orders Early Review of ABC Licenses the Day After Trump Attacks Jimmy Kimmel
The only Democratic commissioner calls the move “the most offensive assault on the First Amendment so far by this FCC.”
MN Senate Passes Nation’s First Ban on Apps That Create Nonconsensual Deepfakes
The legislation is the first of its kind in the US to take on the growing phenomena of tech-facilitated sexual abuse.
Politico Boss Reportedly Demands Allegiance to Israel From Editorial Staff
The publication’s parent company, Axel Springer, considers Israel’s right to exist one of its “essential” values.
Palestinians Battle the Algorithms of Israeli Censorship and Surveillance
Palestinian digital autonomy has been constrained by settler colonialism bolstered by neoliberal privatization.
Kuwait Has Detained American Journalist Who Shared US Warplane Crash for 6 Weeks
Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin had shared a video of a US fighter jet crashing over Kuwait a day before his arrest.
Trump Isn’t Just Bullying Journalists. He’s Subverting the First Amendment.
The right attacked Biden for “jawboning” social media. Now Trump is doing it explicitly to control cable news.
Deepfakes and AI Misinformation Reshape How War Is Seen Online
Viral synthetic videos of the war on Iran highlight urgent need for AI literacy.
Trump Floats Treason Charges Against Media Outlets Over Iran War Coverage
The FCC chair also threatened to pull the broadcasting licenses of media outlets he accused of “running hoaxes.”
Nearly 4 Years After His Death, Documentary About Journalist Nominated for Oscar
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud also honors other fallen journalists, says Craig Renaud.
Netflix Bows Out of Warner Bros. Discovery Bid After Skydance Raises Offer
The purchase would result in the Ellison billionaire family owning both CNN and CBS News.