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Trump's FCC continues to redefine the public interest as business interests

  • Written by Christopher Ali, Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia
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The U.S. Senate voted last week to allow internet service providers to sell data about their customers’ online activities to advertisers. The House of Representativesagreed on Tuesday; President Trump is expected to sign the measure into law.

As far back as 1927, American lawmakers sought to balance...

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