President-elect Trump has tapped a free-speech advocate who has talked about 'reining in Big Tech' as the next chair of the FCC.
FILE - Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. “Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy,” Trump said in a statement announcing Carr’s appointment.
In that, he criticized the FCC for revoking an $885 million award for Elon Musk’s satellite service Starlink, which he said would’ve offered high-speed internet to more than 640,000 rural homes and businesses.Selepak said Carr can indirectly influence how Americans consume news and media content.However, his impact can be in facilitating the connections to digital content that is increasingly the go-to news and entertainment source for Americans.
Selepak said Carr wants social media companies to use a lighter hand in moderating content on their platforms. “The FCC has an important role to play in addressing the threats to individual liberty posed by corporations that are abusing dominant positions in the market. Nowhere is that clearer than when it comes to Big Tech and its attempts to drive diverse political viewpoints from the digital town square,” Carr wrote in the Project 2025 document.
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