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3 Former FCC Bosses Condemn New Chairman’s Attacks on Press: ‘If We Lose the First Amendment We’ve Lost Everything’
The FCC “has always been a bulwark against government encroachment on the First Amendment rights,” former chair Reed Hundt tells Oliver Darcy
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Trump’s New FCC Chair Raises the Latest Hurdle in the Paramount-Skydance Merger | Analysis
Experts tell TheWrap they expect the $8 billion deal will ultimately pass its regulatory review, but one warned Brendan Carr can “ask for any conditions he wants”
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CBS Expected to Submit Kamala Harris Interview Materials Monday Amid News Distortion Investigation, FCC Chair Says
Brendan Carr tells Fox News the network’s unedited “60 Minutes” camera feeds and interview transcripts are forthcoming
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FCC Asks CBS News to Turn Over Full, Unedited Transcript and Camera Feeds of Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ Interview
“We are working to comply with that inquiry as we are legally compelled to do,” a network spokesperson tells TheWrap
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Trump’s New FCC Head Orders Probe of NPR and PBS Funding
One commissioner called it an attempt to “weaponize” the power of the federal agency
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Complaints of Bias, ‘News Distortion’ Against CBS, ABC and NBC Reinstated by Trump-Appointed FCC Chair
Brendan Carr’s predecessor said the complaints were “seeking to weaponize” the agency and were “at odds” with the First Amendment
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Comcast Spinoff Shouldn’t Warrant FCC, Antitrust Reviews, Analyst Says
New Street Research’s Blair Levin also calls Trump interference an “X factor” for the transaction, which involves “nemesis” MSNBC
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Nexstar CEO Calls Brendan Carr an ‘Outstanding Choice’ for FCC Chairman as Company Seeks Deregulation
The company has been open about wanting to work with the government to deregulate broadcast ownership
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Trump Picks Brendan Carr, Author of FCC Section in Project 2025, to Lead FCC
“We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans,” the FCC veteran said on Sunday
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FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Doubles Down on Banning TikTok: ‘Digital Fentanyl’
“It operates as a very sophisticated surveillance app,” Carr told Fox News’ Dana Perino
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FCC Commissioner Urges Government to Ban TikTok, Citing Concerns Over China Influence
“I don’t believe there is a path forward for anything other than a ban,” Brendan Carr says
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FCC Strikes Down Net Neutrality
3-2 vote pulls back regulations stopping broadband providers from slowing down access to certain sites