Anna M. Gomez
American telecommunications lawyer
25 stories
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[If... If] the FCC allows a dark money group to flood Americans’ phones with AI-generated robocalls they never agreed to receive, it would bring chaos so close to Election Day,
- commissioner Gomez told the Reuters news agency on WednesdayAljazeeraaljazeera.com/economy/2026…
- In this connection, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez saidThe News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1419078…
We’ve already seen dark money groups use AI to put candidates' likeness behind inflammatory comments ahead of this election,
- Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez opposes the request... Gomez saidNewsweeknewsweek.com/rules/political…
- Gomez saidHuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/fcc…
The FCC has no lawful authority to threaten broadcast licenses over guest bookings or editorial decisions,
There is a pattern here that is clearly designed to get ABC and its programs to only provide content that this administration favors,
- the FCC’s sole Democratic commissioner, Anna Gomez, said Thursday night on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.”CNNcnn.com/2026/09…
As I've said many times, the FCC has no authority to punish journalists this administration doesn’t like. These threats to press freedom are dangerous. They undermine the foundation of our democracy, and they have no place in it."
- FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez publicly rejected the idea of penalizing reporters, posting on XFox Newsfoxnews.com/media/fcc…
The FCC is once again targeting an administration critic by mob rule. Let’s not pretend this FCC hasn’t already made up its mind. All they want is for their pro-censorship partisan allies to nod in agreement. My message to Disney: Don’t flinch. Fight,
- Gomez said in a post on X in MayForbes UKforbes.com/sites/markjoyella…
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Democratic FCC member warns of AI robocall misinformation risks in US
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