Christopher Terry
@christopherterry.bsky.social
University of Minnesota/HSJMC Associate Professor of Media Law. I teach folks about the 1st Amendment, @FCC, @FEC& @FTC policy for a living. Otherwise talking Brewer Baseball and Fishing.
And yes, the hostile opinions re: FCC policy failures are mine.
And yes, the hostile opinions re: FCC policy failures are mine.
If Moonraker remains Bond Canon, anything can be explained.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
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Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If Moonraker remains Bond Canon, anything can be explained.
Network Timing potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/11/11/n...
Network Timing
One element that is key to all networks rarely gets discussed. Network timing (or network clocks) involves hardware or processes to make sure that all parts of a network are in synch. Timing and sy…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Network Timing potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/11/11/n...
I feel like we're just seeing the start of a whole series of these cases.
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Addiction Lawsuit Against TikTok Can Proceed in Nevada-TikTok v. Nevada District Court - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
All eyes are on the social media addiction class action lawsuits in California federal and state courts, where the plaintiffs are getting close to conducting trials that pose existential implications ...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I feel like we're just seeing the start of a whole series of these cases.
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
Texas AG: Roblox Not Protecting Kids From 'Pixel Pedophiles' www.law360.com/technology/a...
Texas AG: Roblox Not Protecting Kids From 'Pixel Pedophiles' - Law360
Texas has sued Roblox Corp. in state court, accusing the multibillion-dollar company of deceiving parents about the safety of its popular online gaming platform and allowing children to wander in what...
www.law360.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Texas AG: Roblox Not Protecting Kids From 'Pixel Pedophiles' www.law360.com/technology/a...
Texas AG Defends App Store Law Against Free Speech Claims www.law360.com/telecom/arti...
Texas AG Defends App Store Law Against Free Speech Claims - Law360
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has pushed back on efforts to block the state's new App Store Accountability Act, telling a federal court that the measure's parental-consent and age-verification rul...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Texas AG Defends App Store Law Against Free Speech Claims www.law360.com/telecom/arti...
Interesting analysis from Benton Foundation email this morning.
Could be useful for a teaching discussion, but interesting either way if you're a broadband policy nerd like me.
www.benton.org/blog/complyi...
Could be useful for a teaching discussion, but interesting either way if you're a broadband policy nerd like me.
www.benton.org/blog/complyi...
Complying with New York’s Affordable Broadband Act
How are ISPs complying with the Affordable Broadband Act?
www.benton.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Interesting analysis from Benton Foundation email this morning.
Could be useful for a teaching discussion, but interesting either way if you're a broadband policy nerd like me.
www.benton.org/blog/complyi...
Could be useful for a teaching discussion, but interesting either way if you're a broadband policy nerd like me.
www.benton.org/blog/complyi...
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"...but draft documents obtained by POLITICO show that officials are planning far-reaching changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the benefit of artificial intelligence developers."
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"...but draft documents obtained by POLITICO show that officials are planning far-reaching changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the benefit of artificial intelligence developers."
Exactly.
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Exactly.
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This master's thesis did a consumer survey about editorial transparency mandates & concluded that "disclosing moderation decisions does not significantly enhance users’ positive perceptions, attitudes, platform usage, or online expression"
www.proquest.com/docview/3263...
www.proquest.com/docview/3263...
www.proquest.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This master's thesis did a consumer survey about editorial transparency mandates & concluded that "disclosing moderation decisions does not significantly enhance users’ positive perceptions, attitudes, platform usage, or online expression"
www.proquest.com/docview/3263...
www.proquest.com/docview/3263...
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9th Circ.rejects @NetChoice request for new hearing over Calif law banning social platforms from algorithmically recommending posts to minors w/o parents' consent.
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
9th Circ.rejects @NetChoice request for new hearing over Calif law banning social platforms from algorithmically recommending posts to minors w/o parents' consent.
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
Senators Cantwell and Schatz ask for answers on Trump Administration’s delay of nearly $1 billion in tribal broadband grants
blandinonbroadband.org/2025/11/07/s...
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Senators Cantwell and Schatz ask for answers on Trump Administration’s delay of nearly $1 billion in tribal broadband grants
The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation reports… U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Se…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Senators Cantwell and Schatz ask for answers on Trump Administration’s delay of nearly $1 billion in tribal broadband grants
blandinonbroadband.org/2025/11/07/s...
blandinonbroadband.org/2025/11/07/s...
NetChoice Gets Judge To Halt Colo. Social Media Warning Law www.law360.com/media/articl...
NetChoice Gets Judge To Halt Colo. Social Media Warning Law - Law360
A Colorado federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked a state law that would require social media platforms to provide social media health warnings to minors, saying the law likely didn't meet the hig...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NetChoice Gets Judge To Halt Colo. Social Media Warning Law www.law360.com/media/articl...
Guess what everyone will be writing about in law reviews in the next submission cycle?
www.law360.com/health/artic...
www.law360.com/health/artic...
Social Media Apps Must Face Jury After Section 230 Loss - Law360
A California state judge refused Wednesday to grant social media companies summary judgment on claims their platforms harm young users' mental health, again rejecting arguments that Section 230 of the...
www.law360.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Guess what everyone will be writing about in law reviews in the next submission cycle?
www.law360.com/health/artic...
www.law360.com/health/artic...
Benton Foundation: Nearly All BEAD Final Proposals have been submitted.
www.benton.org/blog/nearly-...
www.benton.org/blog/nearly-...
Nearly all BEAD Final Proposals Submitted for Review
More states and territories submit thier BEAD Final proposals for NTIA approval
www.benton.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Benton Foundation: Nearly All BEAD Final Proposals have been submitted.
www.benton.org/blog/nearly-...
www.benton.org/blog/nearly-...
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Blog Post: Another Facebook Account Termination, Another Failed Lawsuit–Karam v. Meta
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Another Facebook Account Termination, Another Failed Lawsuit-Karam v. Meta - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
This is a pro se case. The court summarizes: “Meta purportedly banned or restricted [Karam’s] Facebook account, which allegedly prevented him from advertising his business or from engaging with potent...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Blog Post: Another Facebook Account Termination, Another Failed Lawsuit–Karam v. Meta
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New reports show that Meta generates *10%* of its revenue from scam ads.
The good news? Two former Meta staffers have teamed up to launch a nonprofit aimed at fighting the problem. 👇
www.wired.com/story/scam-a...
The good news? Two former Meta staffers have teamed up to launch a nonprofit aimed at fighting the problem. 👇
www.wired.com/story/scam-a...
Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New reports show that Meta generates *10%* of its revenue from scam ads.
The good news? Two former Meta staffers have teamed up to launch a nonprofit aimed at fighting the problem. 👇
www.wired.com/story/scam-a...
The good news? Two former Meta staffers have teamed up to launch a nonprofit aimed at fighting the problem. 👇
www.wired.com/story/scam-a...
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Best I can tell from the record, the armbands caused no substantial disruption. That's the standard.
This is one of those 'hate the speech but defend the speaker' free speech cases. The First Amendment protects hate speech, which means bigots are free to be bigots in public — even child bigots.
This is one of those 'hate the speech but defend the speaker' free speech cases. The First Amendment protects hate speech, which means bigots are free to be bigots in public — even child bigots.
The judges struggled to draw the line between the First Amendment and schools’ need to maintain order at athletic contests.
Anti-trans protest at school soccer game goes to First Circuit
The judges struggled to draw the line between the First Amendment and schools’ need to maintain order at athletic contests.
www.courthousenews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Best I can tell from the record, the armbands caused no substantial disruption. That's the standard.
This is one of those 'hate the speech but defend the speaker' free speech cases. The First Amendment protects hate speech, which means bigots are free to be bigots in public — even child bigots.
This is one of those 'hate the speech but defend the speaker' free speech cases. The First Amendment protects hate speech, which means bigots are free to be bigots in public — even child bigots.
Roth has "A fundamental misunderstanding of broadband economics?"
Say it louder... because no one apparently listened when I was jumping up and down and screaming it from the rooftops.
www.law360.com/telecom/arti...
Say it louder... because no one apparently listened when I was jumping up and down and screaming it from the rooftops.
www.law360.com/telecom/arti...
NTIA Rule Creates 'Impossible Choice,' Group Says - Law360
The Trump administration's plan to make BEAD recipients promise they will not need federal operational subsidies if they take money from the massive broadband infrastructure program is a bad one, says...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Roth has "A fundamental misunderstanding of broadband economics?"
Say it louder... because no one apparently listened when I was jumping up and down and screaming it from the rooftops.
www.law360.com/telecom/arti...
Say it louder... because no one apparently listened when I was jumping up and down and screaming it from the rooftops.
www.law360.com/telecom/arti...
Gross.
Also....unless Congress gets involved over the 39% cap its another several rounds of Court for the FCC and Media Ownership.
But what do I know about it?
I mean the agency has only used my research to justify its ownership decisions in the past like two or three times. Thats nothing..right?
Also....unless Congress gets involved over the 39% cap its another several rounds of Court for the FCC and Media Ownership.
But what do I know about it?
I mean the agency has only used my research to justify its ownership decisions in the past like two or three times. Thats nothing..right?
Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley says the company believes the regulatory environment under the Trump administration favors mass media consolidation, particularly in the broadcast sector — and his company is ready to take its shot.
Sinclair CEO: Open season for broadcasters mergers, acquisitions
The company is considering more acquisition targets amid a likely loosening of broadcast TV ownership rules.
thedesk.net
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Gross.
Also....unless Congress gets involved over the 39% cap its another several rounds of Court for the FCC and Media Ownership.
But what do I know about it?
I mean the agency has only used my research to justify its ownership decisions in the past like two or three times. Thats nothing..right?
Also....unless Congress gets involved over the 39% cap its another several rounds of Court for the FCC and Media Ownership.
But what do I know about it?
I mean the agency has only used my research to justify its ownership decisions in the past like two or three times. Thats nothing..right?
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The history of moral panics is a history of anecdotal evidence and the personal disgust censors being used to suppress depictions and discussions of sex and sexuality.
They succeed because people assume those connections must be true, even the data rarely show it is.
They succeed because people assume those connections must be true, even the data rarely show it is.
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The history of moral panics is a history of anecdotal evidence and the personal disgust censors being used to suppress depictions and discussions of sex and sexuality.
They succeed because people assume those connections must be true, even the data rarely show it is.
They succeed because people assume those connections must be true, even the data rarely show it is.
Don't make me point at the causation and correlation sign.
The UK report behind the new porn ban blames it for being a major cause of violence against women, yet can't cite a single academic study showing a link.
Their proof? "Anecdotal evidence submitted to this review” with a single footnote to a BBC interview with a quote from a school teacher.
Their proof? "Anecdotal evidence submitted to this review” with a single footnote to a BBC interview with a quote from a school teacher.
The ban on online porn showing choking is doomed to fail
Reaching for a ban is not always the best way to cure a social ill
inews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Don't make me point at the causation and correlation sign.
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Proper content moderation upholds the rule of law, values transparency, and applies nuance. Censorship dispenses with all three; it thrives only on submission to power.
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Proper content moderation upholds the rule of law, values transparency, and applies nuance. Censorship dispenses with all three; it thrives only on submission to power.
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KOSA UPDATE: House lawmakers are considering removing duty of care & KOSA is currently in limbo since the House & Senate versions will differ.
BUT the threat of Bad Internet Bills still looms as the House considers age verification in new kids safety package...
www.theverge.com/policy/81087...
BUT the threat of Bad Internet Bills still looms as the House considers age verification in new kids safety package...
www.theverge.com/policy/81087...
A contentious kids safety bill might be getting gutted — and nobody’s happy
It’s expected to be introduced with a package of kids online safety bills.
www.theverge.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
KOSA UPDATE: House lawmakers are considering removing duty of care & KOSA is currently in limbo since the House & Senate versions will differ.
BUT the threat of Bad Internet Bills still looms as the House considers age verification in new kids safety package...
www.theverge.com/policy/81087...
BUT the threat of Bad Internet Bills still looms as the House considers age verification in new kids safety package...
www.theverge.com/policy/81087...