Brendan Carr

Carr has been an FCC commissioner since 2017. Previously served as general counsel and an aide to previous FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. He supports changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and opposes Net Neutrality protections. Opposes content moderation of digital platforms as a “free speech rights” issue. One of the authors of th Project 2025.
Biden renominated Carr in May 2023 and Trump selected him as FCC chair.

• Senators sent letter to Carr and Commissioner Nathan Simington over “weaponization” of the commission.
• In Jan 29 letter to NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger, Carr said he asked Enforcement Bureau to investigate NPR and PBS underwriting across their member stations. Accuses stations have “crossed the line into prohibited commercial advertisements”. Source: Current.org
• Ordered Investigation into Comcast DEI Practices. Reuters
• Reinstated complaints over ABC presidential debate, Harris TV appearances. Source: Reuters
• Has accused TikTok of harming users and undermining national security. Urged Apple and Google to remove the app from their sotres.
• Vehemently opposed efforts to block Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.