The WGAW, Future of Music Coalition and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, in an amicus brief filed on Monday, said that without the FCC’s protection, “the openness that fosters democratic discourse and innovation will give way to oligopoly and corporate control of speech, which are hallmarks of traditional media platforms.”

They said that there was “some irony” in the fact that some plaintiffs have cited the First Amendment in challenging the FCC rules.

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