Trump Names Brendan Carr FCC Chairman

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr, the senior Republican commissioner of the FCC, as the new chairman, emphasizing his stance against what he describes as a 'censorship cartel' among big tech companies like Google and Facebook. Carr has accused these companies of contributing to censorship through biased fact-checking, particularly criticizing the NewsGuard service for its alleged partisan bias. He intends to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the FCC, which he claims distract from the agency's core mission. Carr has been confirmed unanimously by the Senate three times and has a history of supporting conservative media reforms. Trump's administration plans to exert more control over the FCC to address issues with media regulation and promote free speech. Carr's leadership may signal a significant shift in the agency's approach to tech regulation and media oversight.