Tech Policy Podcast 408: Live: FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez
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May 23, 2025 Anna Gomez, an FCC Commissioner, passionately advocates for free speech and shares insights at the 2025 TechFreedom / CEI Policy Forum. She discusses the chilling effects of government influence on media and the necessity of a diverse regulatory body. Gomez contemplates the implications of Section 230 on online platforms and challenges the perception of agency power through recent court rulings. She underlines the risks of capitulation to government pressure, urging corporate leaders to safeguard democracy and the First Amendment.
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FCC Weaponizing Authority to Censor
- The current FCC is weaponizing its authority to censor and control media content, violating the First Amendment.
- This marks a dangerous precedent where government pressure silences dissenting voices across ideological lines.
Diversity Strengthens FCC Decisions
- Diversity of commissioners ensures better policy through multiple perspectives and ideologies.
- Without dissenting voices, agency decisions degrade, making independent commissions ineffective.
FCC Uses Enforcement Over Rulemaking
- FCC’s reliance on enforcement letters rather than rulemaking avoids legal challenges, chilling speech via unappealable threats.
- Such tactics hinder transparency and accountability, undermining regulatory integrity.