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  "path": "/2026/04/28/amazon-gets-exemption-from-trump-fcc-router-extortion-ban-doesnt-say-how/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T12:24:51.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "amazon",
    "backdoors",
    "cybersecurity",
    "extortion",
    "fcc",
    "hardware",
    "hotspots",
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  "textContent": "Late last month we noted how the Trump FCC under Brendan Carr announced a new “ban” on all routers made overseas (which means pretty much all of them). At the time, we also noted how this was less of a ban and more of a shakedown, with router manufacturers required to beg the Trump FCC for conditional […]",
  "title": "Amazon Gets Exemption From Trump FCC Router (Extortion) Ban, Doesn’t Say How"
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