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FCC Gets 1,312 Complaints About J. Lo and Shakira's Halftime Show as Some Call Viewers 'Hypocrites'
Super Bowl 2020: FCC Receives Complaints About Shakira and J. Lo
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FCC Proposes $272,000 Fine Against CBS for ‘Young Sheldon’ Alleged Emergency Tone Misuse
The Federal Communications Commission continues to crack down on misuse of the Emergency Alert System tone on television. The government agency has proposed a $272,000 fine against CBS Broadcasting for allegedly airing a simulated emergency alert tone during a nationally televised episode of "Young Sheldon" on April 12, 2018. The episode "included a sound effect […]
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ABC Fined by FCC Over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Misuse of Emergency Alert System Tones
The Federal Communications Commission has fined ABC as well as a handful of cable networks and radio stations a collective total of more than $600,000 for falsely using emergency alert tones on the air, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau announced on Thursday.The settlements came after the FCC accused the broadcasters of misusing Emergency Alert System (EAS) or Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) tones on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” and Discovery’s “Lone Star Law,” in viola
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The internet tries — and fails — to save the internet
Before the FCC held their vote, the internet blew up with responses in favor of keeping the space fair, free, and open.
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Will Colbert’s Anniversary Celebration Turn Into a Trump Roast?
On Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert is going to celebrate his 20th year in late-night television, and he plans to turn The Late Show into a reunion of The Daily Show: Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Ed Helms, and Rob Corddry are scheduled to appear. The present-day atmosphere is too grim to allow Colbert to simply hug some old friends and pat himself on the back for surviving (and thriving) for two decades of topical TV.
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Your Internet History May Be Up for Grabs, and ‘South Park’ Predicted This Would Happen
If President Trump approves S.J.Res.34, Internet service providers will be able to track and sell everything you do online. Everything.
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John Oliver Reveals Shocking State of U.S. 911 Systems
On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver explained that our 911 systems are dangerously underfunded, outdated, and poorly managed. Despite 911 being the lifeline for people in danger, in many areas dispatch centers have a major funding. To demonstrate the woeful state, Oliver played several clips of outgoing recordings from dispatch centers explaining that their line is too busy.
