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May 2019

White House will not sign on to Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns

The White House will not sign an international call to combat online extremism brokered between French and New Zealand officials and top social media companies, amid US concerns that it clashes with constitutional protections for free speech. The decision comes as world leaders prepare to announce the so-called “Christchurch call to action” on May 15, an effort named after the New Zealand city where a shooter attacked two mosques in an attack inspired by online hate and broadcast on social media sites.

Sponsor: 

Communications Division

California Public Utilities Commission

Date: 
Mon, 05/20/2019 - 15:00 to 21:45

The communications market is changing rapidly - what began as a statewide, copper-based telephone network of franchise monopoly local exchange companies has evolved into a diverse, multi-provider and multi-technology broadband network that relies on copper, fiber optic, wireless, and satellite infrastructure.

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Hear from stakeholders in business, education, government, and non-profit sectors examining questions on issues such as:


Sponsor: 

Senate Judiciary Committee

Date: 
Tue, 05/21/2019 - 15:00

Witnesses

  1. Professor Avi Goldfarb
    Ellison Professor of Marketing
    Rotman School of Management

    University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

  2. Dr. Fiona M. Scott Morton, Ph.D.

    Theodore Nierenberg Professor Of Economics

    Yale School of Management

    New Haven , CT

  3. Mr. Brian O'Kelley

    Founder And Former CEO

    AppNexus Inc.

    New York , NY

  4. Dr. Johnny Ryan, Ph.D.

    Chief Policy & Industry Relations Officer

    Brave

    San Francisco , CA


Sponsor: 

National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Date: 
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 13:30 to 15:30

Throughout the United States, rural residents lag behind their urban counterparts in broadband access. This inequity echoes through disparities in access to jobs, education and healthcare, while harming the ability of rural communities to attract and retain businesses and residents. Broadband access has become a major driver of a larger urban-rural divide. However, local leaders are leading innovative plans to bridge that divide. 


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