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Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownership

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magicalist · 1786043947 · focus · HN ↗
Note that Tom Delay of all people (remember that guy? I'm old and I'd say barely) wrote an opposing op ed saying that even though he supports the change that this is contrary to the governing statute that he helped write, which explicitly bars the FCC from changing this limit
<a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/can-trump-fcc-repeal-39-tv-ownership-cap-republican-who-wrote-cap-into-law-says-no/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/can-trump-fcc-re...
1. kurthr · 1786047738 · focus · HN ↗
  Crime is legal (if you're in the right group).
  1. close04 · 1786050580 · focus · HN ↗
    Is anyone else wondering if this is just a “cover crime” for the ragebait while the real crime was s happening behind the scenes, not getting any attention because this news is capturing all of it? They’re doing something so ridiculously obvious that it’s illegal so they can’t possibly think this is where they gain something. The gain must be somewhere else.
    conartist6 · 1786060942 · focus · HN ↗
    yes

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