FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez

News coverage of a poll that doesn’t favor a political party is not an invitation to meddle in an election through intimidation. I'm urging the National Association of Broadcasters to stand up to this pressure and make sure every station knows what the law actually requires. 🧵

Broadcasters did not sign up to serve as an arm of any political campaign, and they should not be made to choose between their license and their integrity. They should be free to report the news without fear of retaliation.

News coverage of a poll that doesn’t favor a political party is not an invitation to meddle in an election through intimidation. I'm urging the National Association of Broadcasters to stand up to this pressure and make sure every station knows what the law actually requires. 🧵

Such coverage does not come close to meeting the FCC’s own standards. News distortion requires proof of deliberate distortion of a factual report, and a broadcast hoax requires knowingly false information about a crime or catastrophe that causes immediate harm.

It’s true. The FCC has a radical plan that opens the door to dismantling the broadband program that helps schools and libraries connect students and seniors online. If this country is serious about winning the AI race, we need more (not less!) tools to bridge the digital divide.

Did this story ever air on broadcast television? If not, I’m not sure what authority we’d have as an agency to investigate. In fact, I’m not sure the government should have a role here at all.

🚨 A dark money group wants the FCC to let it unleash a flood of unwanted political AI slop straight to people's phones. Doing so would bring chaos and deception so close to Election Day. 🧵

Consumers reasonably expect the rules protecting them from unwanted robocalls to hold steady while they decide how to vote, not for the FCC to change them at the 11th hour to unleash a deluge of political AI slop on their phones.

🚨 A dark money group wants the FCC to let it unleash a flood of unwanted political AI slop straight to people's phones. Doing so would bring chaos and deception so close to Election Day. 🧵

I'm disappointed this settlement appears to be yet another massive media consolidation deal that could raise prices for consumers, reduce content diversity, and weaken editorial independence. Here is what I'll be watching closely ⬇️🧵

Whether these commitments actually protect newsrooms inside CBS and CNN from political, financial, or regulatory pressure, or simply provide cover for further editorial interference, remains to be seen.

I'm disappointed this settlement appears to be yet another massive media consolidation deal that could raise prices for consumers, reduce content diversity, and weaken editorial independence. Here is what I'll be watching closely ⬇️🧵

This settlement does nothing to resolve the FCC’s own unprecedented decision to approve near complete and unchecked indirect foreign ownership of one of America’s largest media companies from some of the most repressive governments in the world. See here: docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...

The FCC just let some of the most repressive governments in the world indirectly control nearly all of a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. An investment this large in one of America's biggest media companies doesn't just buy equity, it secures influence over what gets said and what gets made.

This is now the second time in a matter of months that a late-night host has disclosed they had to bury an interview because of FCC intimidation. No host, local affiliate, or network should have to weigh federal retaliation before booking a guest for a newsworthy interview 🧵

Unlike other broadcasters who have quietly capitulated, Disney’s ABC has continued to fight this unlawful coercion in court, and episodes like this one only strengthen that case.

This is now the second time in a matter of months that a late-night host has disclosed they had to bury an interview because of FCC intimidation. No host, local affiliate, or network should have to weigh federal retaliation before booking a guest for a newsworthy interview 🧵

News coverage of a poll that doesn't favor a political party is not a license to meddle in an election through intimidation. Broadcasters should take note. Do not let a sad and desperate attempt to punish accurate reporting become an excuse for censorship.

🚨In the final stretch of a national election, this FCC is helping unleash a flood of dark money into broadcast advertising. The American people should not have sweeping election-year rule changes forced on them in the dark and on the eve of an election. 🧵

You cannot claim broadcasters are struggling to survive and then force them into a fire sale on the one thing that could actually help them compete and increase revenue.

🚨In the final stretch of a national election, this FCC is helping unleash a flood of dark money into broadcast advertising. The American people should not have sweeping election-year rule changes forced on them in the dark and on the eve of an election. 🧵

This unprecedented, last-minute decision gives the biggest political spenders an even bigger advantage over everyone else by expanding the candidate-only broadcast political ad discount established by law to joint fundraising and party committees.