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#digitalredlining — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. As the U.S. #SupremeCourt appears to be on the verge of gutting federal agencies enforcement powers, in a bid to dismantle the "administrative state," the FCC recently issued new rules to prevent digital discrimination.

    My colleague Emma Gautier wrote an insightful piece for us about the new FCC rules and why #digitalequity advocates will need to walk and chew gum at the same time

    #Internet #redlining #digitalredlining #InternetForAll

    communitynets.org/content/our-

  2. CW: Long thread/15

    All that evidence spurred Congress to act. In 2021, Congress ordered the FCC to investigate and punish discrimination in internet service provision, "based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin":

    congress.gov/117/plaws/publ58/

    In other words, Congress ordered the FCC to crack down on #DigitalRedlining.

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