Congress created FirstNet in the wake of 9/11 to launch a universal broadband network for first responders — but the work ...

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Public Knowledge believes it’s vitally important to protect Americans’ access to trustworthy sources of news. Some of our team can quote from memory the numbers related to news deserts and laid-off ...

Today, Judge Leonie Brinkema issued her remedies order in the Google ad-tech antitrust case, rejecting structural remedies while imposing behavioral requirements on Google. The full decision remains ...

Inequity is not inevitable. It surfaces through rhetoric from leaders, personnel that mirror the values (or lack thereof) of said leaders, funding structures, policy implementation, and court ...

This week, it’s been reported, news media lobbyists are heading back to the Hill to make their case for what they describe as “legislation to protect and support quality journalism.” In recent years, ...

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Lawmakers cite various reasons for supporting proposals to reform or repeal Section 230. But what effect would these have in practice? Lawmakers have felt the pressure from constituents to ‘stick it ...

When Donald Trump returned to the White House buoyed by the support of tech billionaires, one of the first orders of business was rescinding the Biden administration’s executive orders on artificial ...

A lot has changed since Public Knowledge began a dialogue almost seven years ago about the role of dominant digital platforms in public discourse. Our earliest analysis (like that of many other civil ...

The purpose of having FCC oversight of broadband providers and net neutrality rules is to have an expert agency investigate these issues when they arise to ensure the internet remains open to everyone ...

The firing of Stephen Colbert (or, more technically, CBS canceling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” when his contract expires in May 2026) has become an important flash point in the issue of the ...