Brendan Carr is set to be appointed head of the FCC. The new US president called Carr a “warrior for freedom of expression”, a man who supports and wants to “take back control” of the big tech companies.
Brendan Carr immediately hit back via X, first “thanking” the “(elect) president,” then insisting that “we must dismantle the censorship cartel” he says is imposed by tech giants like Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft , and to “restore the right to free speech to ordinary Americans.”
Thank you, President Trump!
I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC.
Now we get to work. 🇺🇸
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC)
Carr has been with the FCC since 2012. He has been one of its commissioners since 2017 and was appointed to the position by Trump during his first term. Previously, he worked as a lawyer specializing in regulatory issues.
“It will end the onslaught of regulation that has crippled America’s job creators and innovation, and make sure the FCC meets the needs of rural America,” Mr. Trump assured.
We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC)
Brendan Carr is happy with the support of Elon Musk He had opposed in particular the decision of the FCC to end a large public aid to Starlink, one of the multi-billionaire’s companies, the New York Times recalled.
“In my view, this was nothing more than regulatory retaliation against one of the left’s key targets: Mr. Musk,” he argued in an Oct. 14 Wall Street Journal op-ed.
“Plan 2025” by Brendan Carr
Brendan Carr is the author of the telecommunications chapter of “Plan 2025,” a nearly 900-page document compiled by the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation that many assume is actually a road map for reestablishing the federal state on days of Trump in the presidency.
“The FCC must change course” and “achieve four key goals: take back control of the big tech companies, defend national security, unleash economic prosperity, and ensure its accountability and good governance,” he said. in this text.
Source: APE-MPE, AFP
