FCC COMMISSIONERS Reports on the EXECUTIVE ORDER for INTERNET CENSORSHIP

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                                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER ON 47 U.S. 230 REGUARDING  ONLINE CENSORSHIP




Statement By FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel On Executive Order
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-364605A1.pdf


For Immediate Release
STATEMENT BY FCC COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL ON EXECUTIVE ORDER
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2020:


According to press reports, an Executive Order the White House plans to release today would call for
the Federal Communications Commission to propose rules about when and how social media companies
may edit content online without forfeiting their protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Section 230 protects social media companies from legal liability for the material their users post. In response to these
reports, Commissioner Rosenworcel issued the following statement:

“This does not work. Social media can be frustrating. But an Executive Order that would turn
the Federal Communications Commission into the President’s speech police is not the answer.
It’s time for those in Washington to speak up for the First Amendment. History won’t be kind to
silence.”

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Office of Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: (202) 418-2400
Twitter: @JRosenworcel
www.fcc.gov/leadership/jessica-rosenworcel


This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes
official action. See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).


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Statement By Commissioner Starks On Section 230 Executive Order
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-364610A1.pdf


Media Contact:
Austin Bonner, (202) 418-2500
austin.bonner@fcc.gov


For Immediate Release
STATEMENT BY COMMISSIONER STARKS ON SECTION 230 EXECUTIVE ORDER
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2020—

In response to press reports that the White House plans to release an Executive Order today
calling for the Federal Communications Commission to propose rules related to Section 230
of the Communications Decency Act, Commissioner Starks issued the following statement:

“I’ll review the final Executive Order when it’s released and assess its impact on the
FCC, but one thing is clear: the First Amendment and Section 230 remain the law of
the land and control here. Our top priority should be connecting all Americans to high quality,
affordable broadband. The fight against COVID-19 has made closing the digital divide—and helping
all Americans access education, work, and healthcare online—more critical than ever.
We must keep our focus on that essential work.”

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Office of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks: (202) 418-2500
ASL Videophone: (844) 432-2275
TTY: (888) 835-5322
Twitter: @GeoffreyStarks
www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/geoffrey-starks


This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission
order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).


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Carr Welcomes Executive Order On Online Censorship
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-364629A1.pdf


Media Contact:
Benjamin Arden, (202) 418-0288
benjamin.arden@fcc.gov


FCC COMMISSIONER CARR WELCOMES EXECUTIVE ORDER ON ONLINECENSORSHIP
WASHINGTON, DC, May 28, 2020—

Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order addressing online censorship.
The Executive Order directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
to file a petition for rulemaking with the FCC seeking clarification regarding the meaning of provisions
contained in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, among other steps.

FCC Commissioner Carr issued the following statement:

“Every speaker in this country has a First Amendment right to free speech. Above and beyond those
constitutional guarantees, Congress decided in the 1990s to confer a special and unique set of liability and
legal privileges on one set of actors, which it defined as ‘providers of interactive computer services’ in a
statutory provision known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

“Congress took that step to empower parents to protect their children from material on Internet sites like
the then-popular Prodigy messaging board. And it acted to protect the ‘good faith’ steps taken by those
computer services providers. Flash forward over 20 years, and today’s Internet giants and social media
companies now benefit from those Section 230 protections when other speakers do not. Yet the federal
government has provided virtually no guidance on the ‘good faith’ limitation Congress included in
Section 230.

“I welcome today’s Executive Order and its call for guidance on the scope of the unique and conditional
set of legal privileges that Congress conferred on social media companies but no other set of speakers in
Section 230. I look forward to receiving the petition that the NTIA files.”

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Office of Commissioner Brendan Carr: (202) 418-2200
www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/brendan-carr