Commerce Department Petitions FCC to Outline Restrictions of Online Censorship

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Commerce has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to outline a framework that would constrain online platforms’ ability to censor users’ speech.

The FCC needs to “clarify when an online platform curates content in ‘good faith,’” the department’s July 27 petition requests, according to the White House’s July 29 press release.