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🤔 What did parliament intend when it passed the 2003 #CommunicationsAct, which established #Ofcom as the regulator? 😉
May 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM
chrjcar.bsky.social
In a 2-1 vote, the #FCC has transformed #Section303 of the #CommunicationsAct, which guts the 39% rule. Rule had limited reach of local #TV networks to no more than 39% of country's total audience market.
www.engadget.com/2231926/fcc-...
The FCC just shredded local TV station ownership rules, despite questionable legality - Engadget
This is great news for Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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August 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
nile11.bsky.social
FCC Votes to Eliminate 39% National TV Ownership Cap, Opening Door for Broadcast Mergers
#annaGomez #brendanCarr #chrisRipley #communicationsAct #directv #fcc #federalCommunicationsCommission #nexstarMediaGroup #sinclairBroadcastGroup #tegna #tomDelay
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FCC Votes to Eliminate 39% National TV Ownership Cap, Opening Door for Broadcast Mergers
"We think the FCC is on solid legal ground here in terms of their authority to change this rule and the rationale behind changing it," Sinclair Chief
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August 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
asianewstoday.bsky.social
Federal Court rules words “insulting” and “offensive” are constitutional #FederalCourt #Constitution #CommunicationsAct #FreeSpeech #LegalNews
Federal Court rules words “insulting” and “offensive” are constitutional
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today ruled that the words “insulting” and “offensive” under Section 233 (1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) are legal and in accordance with the Constitution. The section provides that any online communication that is obscene, indecent, false, threatening or offensive with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or disturb another person is a criminal offence. A five-judge panel led by Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh made the important decision after allowing part of the government’s appeal to set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision which had previously […]
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February 6, 2026 at 9:08 AM
hammarstrand.bsky.social
#Section230 of the #CommunicationsAct of 1934 that was as part of the #CommunicationsDecencyAct of 1996, which is Title V of the #TelecommunicationsAct of 1996, & generally provides #immunity from liability for providers & users who publish by 3rd-party information
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Section 230 - Wikipedia
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January 29, 2026 at 7:32 AM