Donald Trump’s FCC chair designee Brendan Carr vows to tackle Big Tech ‘censorship cartel’
Federal Communications Commission chairman nominee Brendan Carr has emphasized his intention to target a “censorship cartel” of Big Tech and advertisers that he says threatens free speech online. Carr, 45, one of the FCC's two Republican commissioners, concluded that the independent agency must “restore Americans' right to free speech.” “Fighting technology censorship will be one […]
Brendan Carr says ’60 Minutes’ editing scandal could affect Paramount-Skydance merger
According to President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Communications Commission, CBS' refusal to release the full transcript of the “60 Minutes'' interview with Vice President Kamala Harris is due to a dispute between Paramount Global and Skydance. The deal may be factored into the government's consideration of the merger proposal. The FCC gives […]
Incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr vows to ‘dismantle’ Big Tech’s ‘censorship cartel’
Incoming Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has demanded answers from Big Tech companies for their involvement in what he describes as a “censorship cartel” aimed at suppressing speech with which they disagree. President-elect Trump on Sunday called Kerr a “free speech fighter” and announced his nomination to head the agency, along with Google's Sundar […]
Trump Taps Brendan Carr For FCC Chair, Calls Him ‘Warrior For Free Speech’
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday nominated Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr to be the next Secretary of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). President Trump: “I am pleased to announce that Commissioner Brendan Carr will serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, I am appointing him Permanent […]
Donald Trump Nominates Brendan Carr to Head FCC
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to head the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Carr was nominated by President Trump in 2017, was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate three times, and currently serves as the FCC's senior Republican commissioner. In announcing Carr's appointment, the president-elect said he would appoint him permanent chair for the […]
Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead FCC — calls him ‘warrior for Free Speech’
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that he has appointed Republican Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr to lead the agency. Trump called Carr a “free speech fighter” and effusively praised the 45-year-old, who he first appointed to the FCC commissioner in 2017 during his first term in the White House. “His current term ends in […]
Brendan Carr gets picked by President-elect Trump to lead FCC in January
President-elect Trump announced Sunday that he has selected Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) starting in January. Carr, currently the FCC's senior Republican commissioner, was first appointed to the commission by President Trump in 2017. In a statement released Sunday night, President Trump praised Carr and said he was “unanimously confirmed by […]
Trump taps Brendan Carr to lead FCC, commends ‘great work’
President-elect Trump announced Sunday that he has selected Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) starting in January. “Commissioner Carr currently serves as the FCC's senior Republican advisor. Previously, he served as the FCC's general counsel,” President Trump's statement said. “I first nominated Commissioner Kerr to serve as FCC Commissioner in 2017, and […]
Brendan Brown, ex-Knicks radio broadcaster, dead at 54 after health complications
Former Knicks radio anchor Brendan Brown tragically passed away Sunday at the age of 54 due to health complications, his wife announced on Facebook. His wife, Kate Brown, wrote in a post that the family was “in shock” and still coming to terms with Brown's death. “He cared so much about his friends and family […]
FCC commissioner, Brendan Carrm urges CBS release Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ interview transcript
Brendan Carr, the top Republican at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), said the agency is taking seriously a recent formal complaint about CBS's alleged “distortion” of its “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. He claimed that there was. “My colleague at the FCC, a Republican commissioner.” [Nathan] Simington is very proactive about this. […]
