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The FCC is a weapon in Trump's war on free speech

16 points by leotravis10 2y ago

johng 2y ago
All these publications had no problem when the attack on free speech was being done by the Biden administration. Other media outlets lost their whitehouse credentials. Thousands of regular people were censored across all the large social media sites. News articles were pulled because they were too negative to the Biden admin. Nothing that could be construed as "misinformation" (that ended up being true usually) was allowed. Zero complaints. Not a peep.
like_any_other 2y ago
> He’s opened investigations into ABC, CBS, and NBC in a way that no previous FCC would ever do, and he’s even launched an investigation into NBC’s parent company, Comcast, over the existence of DEI policies. Setting aside the matter on whether it's specifically the FCC that should be launching these investigations, it really doesn't follow that, just because they're media organizations, that therefore any investigation into them is a war on free speech. They are after all not the only ones under investigation over DEI, which is made legally risky due to the lauded Civil Rights Act. If the Civil Rights Act forbidding media organizations from discriminating on race was not a war on free speech before, then why is it a war now?
IronWolve 2y ago
With all these long blog/news posts, been asking for a TLDR via AI. It does a good breakdown on thoughts vs actions. Then if it sounds interesting, then go back. Fabric app (oh github) works well ollama or lm-studio (and llm of choice) It also works well with long YT videos using the closed captions, no time to listen to a 2 hour podcast. TLDR: * Trump and Elon Musk are reportedly using FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to target speech they disagree with, posing a significant threat to First Amendment rights. * Carr has been described as a tool in Trump's strategy to control free speech, with actions including investigations into major broadcasters like ABC, CBS, and NBC for their coverage or internal policies. * The Verge's Nilay Patel criticizes this as an unprecedented attack on free speech, highlighting how the FCC, under Carr, might punish media for their editorial decisions, which contradicts traditional First Amendment protections. * The narrative suggests that this administration's actions could fundamentally challenge the freedom of the press and speech in the U.S., using government authority in ways not seen before.

16 points by leotravis10 2y ago

All these publications had no problem when the attack on free speech was being done by the Biden administration. Other media outlets lost their whitehouse credentials. Thousands of regular people were censored across all the large social media sites. News articles were pulled because they were too negative to the Biden admin. Nothing that could be construed as "misinformation" (that ended up being true usually) was allowed. Zero complaints. Not a peep.

like_any_other 2y ago

> He’s opened investigations into ABC, CBS, and NBC in a way that no previous FCC would ever do, and he’s even launched an investigation into NBC’s parent company, Comcast, over the existence of DEI policies. Setting aside the matter on whether it's specifically the FCC that should be launching these investigations, it really doesn't follow that, just because they're media organizations, that therefore any investigation into them is a war on free speech. They are after all not the only ones under investigation over DEI, which is made legally risky due to the lauded Civil Rights Act. If the Civil Rights Act forbidding media organizations from discriminating on race was not a war on free speech before, then why is it a war now?

IronWolve 2y ago

With all these long blog/news posts, been asking for a TLDR via AI. It does a good breakdown on thoughts vs actions. Then if it sounds interesting, then go back. Fabric app (oh github) works well ollama or lm-studio (and llm of choice) It also works well with long YT videos using the closed captions, no time to listen to a 2 hour podcast. TLDR: * Trump and Elon Musk are reportedly using FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to target speech they disagree with, posing a significant threat to First Amendment rights. * Carr has been described as a tool in Trump's strategy to control free speech, with actions including investigations into major broadcasters like ABC, CBS, and NBC for their coverage or internal policies. * The Verge's Nilay Patel criticizes this as an unprecedented attack on free speech, highlighting how the FCC, under Carr, might punish media for their editorial decisions, which contradicts traditional First Amendment protections. * The narrative suggests that this administration's actions could fundamentally challenge the freedom of the press and speech in the U.S., using government authority in ways not seen before.