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When people tell you what they plan to do, you should believe them. Brendan Carr has clearly stated that he plans to attack Section 230 and force online platforms to carry sludge,
Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the centre-left trade group Chamber of Progress Founder, said in a statement
Congress should do so by ensuring that Internet companies no longer have carte blanche to censor protected speech while maintaining their Section 230 protections,
Carr wrote in Project 2025's book
In my view, it amounted to nothing more than regulatory lawfare against one of the left's top targets: Mr. Musk,
Carr wrote in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal last month
The Orwellian named NewsGuard along with 'fact checking' groups & ad agencies helped enforce one-sided narratives,
Carr wroteNBC has structured this in a way that's plainly designed to evade the FCC's rules,
the official said shortly after the episode aired
Congratulations to Chairman Brendan Carr on a job well done,
the president-elect's statement concludedHe will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America,
Trump addedHis current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great work, I will now be designating him as permanent Chairman,
Trump wroteWe must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans."
In a follow-up post, Carr said
I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC. Now we get to work."
In response to the nomination, Carr thanked Trump in a post on X, sayingCommissioner Carr currently serves as the senior Republican on the FCC. Before that, he was the FCC’s General Counsel,
Trump's statement readCommissioner Carr is a warrior for free speech, and has fought against the regulatory lawfare that has stifled Americans’ freedoms, and held back our economy,
Mr. Trump said in a statement