The FCC Has No Authority for Space Regulation Beyond Spectrum
Plus we have a lot to say about content moderation and Section 230
Space Law: On Monday, Jim filed comments with the FCC on ISAM—in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing, which the FCC wants to regulate despite lacking the authority to do so, beyond its authority to allocate and license spectrum. He was quoted in Law360 (paywall). For more, see our press release.
Section 230: This week Corbin’s Tech Policy Podcast featured Emma Llansó of the Free Expression Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology. They discussed how Section 230 came to be and how it has been implemented over the last quarter century.
Antitrust: Bilal will be a panelist at the 7th Global Antitrust Economics Conference in New York on December 8. His panel will discuss the implications of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and the Open App Markets Act (OAMA).
Content Moderation. Corbin was quoted in Communications Daily (paywall) on SB 7072, in an article on NetChoice’s recently filed cross-petition for certiorari. SB 7072’s “size and revenue requirements are carefully crafted to target ‘Big Tech,’ while exempting smaller companies with a different perceived ideological bent.”
After Elon Musk purchased Twitter, City Journal republished Corbin’s previous article on the deal. “Instead of giving any political faction the impression that it will like Twitter’s decisions,” Corbin wrote, “Musk should try to increase all Americans’ faith in Twitter’s capacity for sound decision-making.” Still true. Berin and Ari touched on these topics in a TechDirt piece when the deal was announced.
Why did the star move out of its apartment? It wanted more space.