Take Narrower Approach on Foreign-Sponsored Broadcast Order: MMTC
The foreign-sponsored broadcast content draft order on the FCC's April 22 agenda (see 2103310050) takes an overly broad approach when a "miniscule" number of stations air the type of foreign propaganda that prompted the proceeding, said the Multicultural Media, Telecom…
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and Internet Council in a docket 20-299 filing to be posted. MMTC said the result is costly due diligence requirements that will be especially burdensome on small broadcasters. Instead, the commission should tailor its diligence requirements to instances where the broadcaster has reason to believe a foreign government is the source of particular programming, MMTC said.