FCC's Rosenworcel Confirms Action Unlikely on Sec. 230 Petition

Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel didn't make any big news at her first post-meeting press conference Feb 17, but she did confirm that she is still a fan of network neutrality rules and no fan of the Trump Administration petition to the FCC to regulate social media using Sec. 230. With the commissioner currently at a 2-2 political tie, she pointed out that will obviously have an impact on big ticket items. Chairwoman Rosenworcel pointed out that she had made it clear she did not favor FCC action the Sec. 230 petition from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration. "I do not believe the FCC should be the President's speech police. I continue to not favor action on that petition." She said she had no additional insight on it, though if she remains chairwoman, clearly action is unlikely. On net neutrality, she said the FCC was "assessing right now what the best way is forward conscious of the composition of the commission."