Gomez: Efforts to Chill Speech Are Working
Efforts by the White House and FCC to chill speech are succeeding, Commissioner Anna Gomez said at an event Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, hosted by Free Press. It marked the first stop outside Washington, D.C., for Gomez’s “First Amendment…
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Tour.” She said broadcasters have told her that they're warning reporters to tread carefully when covering the current administration. “That’s exactly what I don’t want to see." Using “the raised eyebrow,” the FCC is intimidating the corporate parents of journalistic organizations, she said. “It is so dangerous. We all need to understand what is happening.” The government telling private companies how to moderate their websites doesn’t comport with the First Amendment, she added. Gomez called for the FCC to pivot away from “sham investigations” and focus on actions that can help Americans, noting that Congress hasn’t given the FCC authority over Section 230 of the Communications Act.