Trump appoints Brendan Carr as his FCC leader

newly elected president donald trump Said On Sunday he intends to nominate Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, 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 wrote Project 2025’s section on the FCC, using it to propose restrictions on social media platforms that promote conservative speech. He proposed limiting the legal shield that gives websites wide freedom to host and moderate user-generated content. He also suggested creating regulations on tech companies that would limit their ability to block and prioritize the content they choose.

Before the election, Carr threatened to use the Commission’s powers to punish companies for speech they did not like. this month he swam Revoking NBC’s broadcast license after snl Kamala Harris was featured. As commissioner, he voted to repeal net neutrality rules in 2017 and later voted against restoring net neutrality earlier this year.

In an unusually vague statement, Trump says Carr will “end the regulatory assault that has crippled America’s job creators and innovators.” He also says Carr will “make sure the FCC works for rural America.”