Brendan Carr has a clear record of threatening to suppress constitutionally protected speech.
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WhenDonaldTrumpannouncedtheappointmentofBrendanCarrtothetopspotattheFederalCommunicationsCommission,hecalledCarr“awarriorforFreeSpeech.”Carr,inturn,pledgedto“dismantlethecensorshipcartelandrestorefreespeechrightsforeverydayAmericans.”ButCarr’sstatementsandactionsbothbeforeandsincetakingonhisnewroleindicatesomeonealltoocomfortablewieldinggovernmentpoweragainstmediacompaniesforpoliticallydisfavoredspeech.
“Ithinkhe’sthemostanti–freespeechFCCchairthatwe’vehad,aslongasIcanremember,”saysTechdirtfounderMikeMasnick.“AndIthinkthat’salittleterrifying,especiallyasheispresentedbyhimself,DonaldTrump,andthemediaasbeingafreespeechwarrior….Yet,overandoveragain,weseethathe’sconstantlytryingtoattackandsuppressandpunishspeech.”
BigTechCrackdownConsiderCarr’sNovember2024lettertotheCEOsofAlphabet(whichownsGoogleandYouTube),Apple,Met
