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Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCC

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Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCC Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesBrendan Carr is now formally the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, giving him the power to set the agency’s agenda and usher through a host of regulations with major implications for the tech and media industries as soon as he has a Republican majority. In a statement, Carr named a few areas of focus:…

The Verge 1.1k 2025-01-21

Trump names Brendan Carr as his FCC leader

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Trump names Brendan Carr as his FCC leader Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that intends to name Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, a commissioner at the FCC since 2017, has made a name for himself by threatening to use the commission’s powers to regulate speech online and over the airwaves. Carr authored…

The Verge 1.0k 2024-11-18

Here’s FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr sucking up to Donald Trump by threatening to take NBC off the air

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Here’s FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr sucking up to Donald Trump by threatening to take NBC off the air Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty ImagesFCC Commissioner Brendan Carr loves the idea of government speech regulations, and he especially loves the idea that he will be the one to impose them in a future Trump administration. That’s the short version. Here’s the slightly longer, dumber version: Kamala Harris made a cameo appearance on Saturd…

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