{"id":127481,"date":"2024-11-19T02:40:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127481"},"modified":"2024-11-19T02:40:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:40:55","slug":"trump-names-big-tech-critic-brendan-carr-to-head-comms-regulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127481","title":{"rendered":"Trump names &#8216;big tech&#8217; critic Brendan Carr to head comms regulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">US President-elect Donald Trump has named &#8220;big tech&#8221; critic Brendan Carr to lead the US communications regulator, after he takes office in January 2025.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Carr has attacked what he sees as the censorship of conservative viewpoints by top social media firms other than X, a site owned by his ally and fellow Trump backer, Elon Musk.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He authored a chapter of Project 2025 &#8211; a &#8220;wish list&#8221; for a second Trump presidency by the conservative Heritage Foundation. Trump has distanced himself from the document.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Announcing Carr&#8217;s promotion to chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an agency on which he has served for years, Trump called him a &#8220;warrior for free speech&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The president-elect also said his appointee had &#8220;fought against the regulatory lawfare that has stifled Americans\u2019 freedoms, and held back our economy&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Writing on X, Carr said he was &#8220;humbled and honoured&#8221; to take the role, and would set about his plan to &#8220;dismantle the censorship cartel&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Trump&#8217;s top team is now largely in place ahead of his inauguration on 20 January, although some roles &#8211; including Carr&#8217;s &#8211; will require approval from members of the US Senate. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Certain picks have proven contentious and may face obstacles. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Carr already served as the senior Republican of the FCC, an independent agency overseen by Congress that regulates TV, radio and broadband internet access. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He has been nominated for his previous roles by both Trump, during his first presidency, and Joe Biden, the current president.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Carr is a lawyer by training. A long-time establishment Republican, in recent years he has embraced Trump&#8217;s priorities and emerged as a supporter of regulation of big tech.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">His chapter in Project 2025 makes a range of policy proposals &#8211; including &#8220;reining in&#8221; firms including Google and Facebook with transparency rules, improving rural broadband, and toughening up the stance to TikTok, which has a Chinese parent company.  <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">During the campaign, Trump has previously vowed to strip the licenses of TV channels that he considered to be biased.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cx2yd04859go\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President-elect Donald Trump has named &#8220;big tech&#8221; critic Brendan Carr to lead the US communications regulator, after he takes office in January 2025. 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