January 2023
Tech Layoffs Are Happening Faster Than at Any Time During the Pandemic (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/04/2023 - 06:23
Analysis
Twitter to Relax Ban on Political Ads (New York Times)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 01/03/2023 - 17:47White House re-nominates Gigi Sohn for FCC. The Senate should confirm her immediately. (Fight for the Future)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/03/2023 - 17:30The year of Web3 social media — maybe (Politico)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 01/03/2023 - 16:48![](https://www.benton.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/sohn_gigi_official_tn_11.jpg?itok=Quz3c9Pq)
Gigi Sohn Again Nominated for Federal Communications Commission
On the first day of the 118th Congress, President Joe Biden nominated Gigi B. Sohn, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2021, vice Ajit Varadaraj Pai, term expired.
Big Tech Needs to Better Defend Itself (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/03/2023 - 14:29![](https://www.benton.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/benton-logo-40_0_12.png?itok=gzpf5ZFD)
More Questions About Addressing Digital Discrimination
In one of the provisions of the massive Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress articulates the policy of the United State that 1) subscribers should benefit from equal access to broadband internet access service within the service area of a provider of such service, 2) "equal access" means the equal opportunity to subscribe to an offered service that provides comparable speeds, capacities, latency, and other quality of service metrics in a given area, for comparable terms and conditions; and 3) the Federal Communications Commission should take steps to ensure that all peopl