The DoJ isn't the only public agency that's serving the American people. The #FCC just announced proceedings to force #Cybersecurity labels for "smart" devices:

https://www.fcc.gov/consumer-governmental-affairs/fcc-proposes-cybersecurity-labeling-program-smart-devices

This is long overdue, and it's a welcome action from the FCC, which was hamstrung for years because cowardly Democratic senators joined with homophobic, libelous #Republicans in blocking confirmation hearings for the amazing #GigiSohn:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/15/useful-idiotsuseful-idiots/#unrequited-love

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Gizmodo: What You Need to Know About the New FCC Commissioner https://gizmodo.com/what-to-know-about-anna-gomez-the-new-fcc-commissioner-1850818291 #federalcommunicationscommission #unitedstatestelecomassociation #jenniferrosenworcel #jessicajgonzalez #jonathanspalter #internetaccess #geofferystarks #williamkennard #netneutrality #lisamurkowski #shelleycapito #susancollins #sprintnextel #marialanghol #bigtelecom #uswireless #mikerounds #annagomez #freepress #toddyoung #gigisohn #joebiden #biden

"‘Dark money’ and the never-ending election cycle kept a qualified consumer advocate out of the Federal Communications Commission."
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/20/23800161/gigi-sohn-fcc-nomination-dark-money-campaign-net-neutrality-profile

PS: Good coverage. I'd only change "qualified" to "highly qualified". Disclosure: I worked at #PublicKnowledge when #GigiSohn was its president.

#FCC #NetNeutrality #USPolitics

#fcc #JoeManchin #darkmoney. #gigisohn
President Joe Biden wanted Gigi Sohn to fix America’s internet — what went wrong? - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/20/23800161/gigi-sohn-fcc-nomination-dark-money-campaign-net-neutrality-profile

But the Biden admin's unwillingness to side with one wing of the party also produces catastrophic failures, like the martyrdom of #GigiSohn, who was subjected to years of vicious personal attacks while awaiting confirmation to the #FCC, undefended by the Biden admin, left to twist in the wind until she gave it up as a bad job:

https://doctorow.medium.com/culture-war-bullshit-stole-your-broadband-4ce1ffb16dc5

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📣Tuesday, June 6 at 7pm ET!

Our disinformation society is rending America's social fabric and destroying our democracy.

How can activists create a pro-democracy #FCC free from Big Telecom influence?

Join us for a conversation with #GigiSohn.

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Idk, I feel bad criticizing. This is an important issue that merits attention and quality journalism. Am I being too harsh?

#FCC #GigiSohn #AnnaGomez #TheVerge #TechDirt #Journalism

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/bothsidesing-bothsidesism-new-words-were-watching

Glad to see #POTUS nominated someone to fill long-vacant #FCC
@ Commissioner seat.

https://wapo.st/3BOYrNK

#DefendDemocracy #FixMediaNow

Join us for a conversation with #GigiSohn, Biden's most previous nominee to the #FCC.to hear how she was smeared by Dark Money and how to avoid a repeat.
http://tiny.cc/DarkMoneyFCC

#AnnaGomez

Sign up here: http://tiny.cc/DarkMoneyFCC

#FixMediaNow

Join us for a conversation with #GigiSohn, longtime public advocate for media and communication policy and Biden's most recent nominee to the #FCC.

We'll discuss:
-FCC
-Dark Money
-Consolidation

Sign up here: http://tiny.cc/DarkMoneyFCC

#FixMediaNow

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/1161708600/gigi-sohn-fcc-withdraw-nomination #Bidenadministration Biden's pick for FCC commissioner withdraws after lengthy fight for the job

Her withdrawal comes as #JoeManchinSenatorForSale D-W.V., put out a statement announcing that he would vote no on the nomination over what he called "years of partisan activism The unrelenting, dishonest and cruel attacks on my character and my career as an advocate for the public interest have taken an enormous toll on me and my family," #GigiSohn said.

Analysis: White House Throws #GigiSohn Under The Bus After Screwing Up Her #FCC Nomination https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/16/white-house-anonymously-throws-gigi-sohn-under-the-bus-after-screwing-up-her-fcc-nomination/ "Unlike the Lina Khan [quick] nomination to the FTC ... Sohn’s FCC nomination was nine months late — the biggest delay in FCC history. That provided the #telecom and #media industries, spooked by the Khan pick, ample runway to manufacture its ultimately successful propaganda campaign ..." #lobbyists #deregulation

https://www.freepress.net/blog/smear-campaign-defeated-gigi-sohn-we-cant-let-it-happen-again

#FreePress #GigiSohn #smearcampaign
#netneutrailty #tech #net

What the fuck does the Fraternal Order of Police 🐷🐷🐷
have to do with #GigiSohn and fucking #netneutrailty?

https://www.freepress.net/blog/smear-campaign-defeated-gigi-sohn-we-cant-let-it-happen-again

#FreePress #GigiSohn #snearcampaign
#netbeutrality #tech #net

Hey look at this

* Burning Men by @mariafarrell https://westerlymag.com.au/burning-men-by-maria-farrell/

* #GigiSohn’s Full Statement On Withdrawing Her #FCC Nomination https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/08/gigi-sohns-full-statement-on-withdrawing-her-fcc-nomination/

* #UnitedAutoWorkers on Brink of Unprecedented Leadership Upset https://theintercept.com/2023/03/07/uaw-union-election-shawn-fain/

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‘They're Probably Celebrating at Comcast:’ #Democrats Fumbled Their Shot at a Better #Internet
#Biden #FCC pick #GigiSohn after a multi-year, #homophobic #telecom and media industry smear campaign derailed the needed votes, Sohn withdrew her name from consideration, leaving the agency’s top media and telecom regulator without the staff or voting majority needed to do its job.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3wj5/theyre-probably-celebrating-at-comcast-democrats-fumbled-their-shot-at-a-better-internet

Nomination lost
Rallying against the FCC
But hope is not gone

#fcc #gigisohn #nomination #haiku #poetry

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/07/fcc-nomination-biden-gigi-sohn

A relentless industry smear campaign and a comically-corrupt Congress made short work of Gigi Sohn for FCC Commissioner.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3wj5/theyre-probably-celebrating-at-comcast-democrats-fumbled-their-shot-at-a-better-internet
#Internet #FCC #gigisohn

They took too long to get her in.

Public internet advocate Gigi Sohn withdraws from FCC consideration | Engadget https://www.engadget.com/public-internet-advocate-gigi-sohn-withdraws-from-fcc-consideration-201020427.html?src=rss

#Internet #GigiSohn #FCC #TechNews

Well this is strange: even though @washingtonpost covered the story of #GigiSohn withdrawing from consideration for the #FCC nomination, you can't find the article by searching for it on the WashPo app. Coding error, or..?