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November 21, 2017

Media Oligarchs Find Friends at F.C.C., After Net Neutrality Order and Broadcast Ownership Study

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The Federal Communications Commission is leading the charge within the Trump administration to give a boost to media conglomerates. Republican appointees at the FCC are moving toward the complete reversal of Obama administration rules on Net Neutrality—regulations designed to preserve consumers’ access to information. Commission Chair Ajit Pai announced the plans on Tuesday, saying “the federal government will stop micromanaging the Internet.” The move looks set to allow micromanagement of cyberspace by multinational giants. In 2015, then-FCC Chair Tom Wheeler ruled that internet service providers…

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Tillerson Facing Internal Dissent at State Dept. Over Refusal to Enforce Child Soldiers Law

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The Secretary of State is in violation of US law, according to a “dissent” memo published by department employees first reported by Reuters. Officials at State accused Rex Tillerson of breaking the Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA), which prohibits aid and military assistance to nations that conscript troops younger than 18 years old. In June, Tillerson removed Afghanistan, Iraq, and Myanmar from the list of offending nations, overruling recommendations from career diplomats who cited evidence that each country still employs child soldiers. A July 28 memo…

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