As US presidential elections approach, the vast majority of Americans are concerned about online misinformation and fear they do not have enough accurate information on candidates, especially local ones, a new Free Press poll has shown.
“I think public media … could play a bigger role in supporting that kind of local coverage that really describes what’s happening in local [communities],” said Free Press Action Co-CEO Craig Aaron.
Free Press Action expressed tentative support for the bill but called for it to be amended to better support small publishers, ethnic media and community-rooted outlets.
Free Press Action’s Jenna Ruddock said that a law targeting one platform violates the First Amendment and limits “essential spaces for people to connect and communicate.”
The FCC’s initiative reclaims the agency’s authority over broadband in ways that “safeguard national security, advance public safety, protect consumers and facilitate broadband deployment.”
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