Consumers have never had more ways to watch video, but traditional cable and satellite subscriptions still require set-top boxes, which typically cost 15-20 dollars a month to rent. The FCC is looking to disrupt this market by forcing cable, telephone, and satellite companies to make their equipment interoperable with third-party set-top boxes made by other companies. It sounds good in theory, but will it actually help consumers? And is this move only prolonging the inevitable death of the cable box? Evan is joined by Moriah Mensah, a recent graduate of Howard University School of Law. They discuss the FCC’s proposal and what it will mean for consumers.
#344: TikTok and the First Amendment
#343: China and National Security
#342: Save the Children (From State Social Media Laws)
#341: The FTC Tries to Shape the Market
#340: Making Sense of the SCOTUS Internet Speech Cases
#339: Will Tech Swallow the Fourth Amendment?
#338: Gonzalez v. Google
#337: China and Domestic Surveillance
#336: Tech Illiteracy on the Right
#335: Is Screen Time Bad for Kids?
#334: Snake Oil Salvation: Malcom Kyeyune on the New Internet Counterculture
#333: The FCC in Space
#332: Facial Recognition Technology
#331: Section 230’s Long Path to SCOTUS
#330: The FTC & FCC in Court
#329: Will Rinehart’s Wild Weird Brain
#328: What’s the Deal with European Antitrust?
#327: The Collapse of Complex Societies
#326: Content Moderation Potpourri
#325: Live: Quinta Jurecic on Jan. 6, Social Media, and the Great Rage
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