BRENDAN CARR CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION – “We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.”
President-elect Donald Trump will appoint Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FFC) , he said in a statement on Sunday.
Carr is currently the top Republican on the FCC, the independent agency that regulates telecommunications.
Last week, Carr wrote to Meta’s Facebook META.O, Alphabet’s Google GOOGL.O, Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O saying they had taken steps to censor Americans. Carr said on Sunday the FCC must “restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.”
The president-elect has scorned actions by Disney’s DIS.NABC, Comcast’s CMCSA.O NBC and Paramount Global’s PARA.OCBS and suggested they could lose their FCC licence for various actions. Trump also sued CBS over its “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Carr also criticised NBC for letting Harris appear on “Saturday Night Live” just before the election. Trump nominated Carr to the FCC during his first administration in January, 2017, after he had served as the FCC’s general counsel.
