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US news | The Guardian<p>‘A true free-speech emergency’: alarm over Trump’s ‘chilling’ attacks on media <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/24/trump-free-speech-media-attack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/24/trump-free-speech-media-attack</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newspapers</span></a>&amp;magazines <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UStelevisionindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UStelevisionindustry</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pressintrusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pressintrusion</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pressfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newspapers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KCBS</span></a> radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a>, which is now being led by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrendanCarr</span></a>, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> who has praised <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> as a leader in combating *bias* in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>.
<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> &amp; its parent company, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comcast</span></a>, were the latest media companies to receive word of an investigation by the FCC.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/02/13/fcc-brendan-carr-nbc-cbs-investigation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/style/media</span><span class="invisible">/2025/02/13/fcc-brendan-carr-nbc-cbs-investigation/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes</p><p>48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry <a href="https://c.im/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/harvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harvesting</span></a>.</p><p>Unprecedented tracking techniques aimed at pleasing advertisers have resulted in <a href="https://c.im/tags/connected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connected</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TVs</span></a> (CTVs) being a "privacy nightmare," according to Jeffrey Chester, report co-author and CDD executive director, resulting in calls for stronger regulation.</p><p>The 48-page report, "How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era"<br>cites Ars Technica, other news publications, trade publications, blog posts, and statements from big players in streaming<br>—from <a href="https://c.im/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> to <a href="https://c.im/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tubi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tubi</span></a>, to <a href="https://c.im/tags/LG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LG</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samsung</span></a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vizio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vizio</span></a>. </p><p>It provides a detailed overview of the various ways that streaming services and streaming hardware target viewers in newfound ways that the CDD argues pose severe <a href="https://c.im/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a>. </p><p>The nonprofit composed the report as part of efforts to encourage regulation. </p><p>Today, the CDD sent letters to the FTC, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), California attorney general, and California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), regarding its concerns.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/streaming-industry-has-unprecedented-surveillance-manipulation-capabilities/?itm_source=parsely-api" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/1</span><span class="invisible">0/streaming-industry-has-unprecedented-surveillance-manipulation-capabilities/?itm_source=parsely-api</span></a></p>