I urge others to take notice and find their courage.
Because if the First Amendment is to mean anything at all, it must mean that no government—regardless of party—gets to decide what is true, who gets heard, or which voices are silenced.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez
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A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
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Despite FCC’s legal obligation to refrain from censorship, @agomezfcc.bsky.social tells @columjournreview.bsky.social that a local station manager instructed their reporters to “be extra careful about how they described the administration, because they couldn’t afford to be dragged before the FCC.”
Anna Gomez’s Lonely Fight
As the FCC’s sole Democrat, she’s been outspoken about protecting the First Amendment. Getting her way has been tough.
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Billion-dollar companies do not need our help in their negotiations with the even larger and powerful national networks.
This will do nothing to help the small, independent, and local broadcast stations that are at-risk of closing shop.
FCC Launches Probe into Comcast and NBCUniversal Over Treatment of Local NBC Stations
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has initiated a formal inquiry into Comcast and its subsidiary NBCUniversal, citing concerns over the company’s treatment of local broadcast affiliates and potential violations of federal regulations. The investigation, announced today, signals a renewed push for federal oversight in a media landscape increasingly dominated by national conglomerates, raising […] The post FCC Launches Probe into Comcast and NBCUniversal Over Treatment of Local NBC Stations appeared first on Cord Cutters News.
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Apparently, having a different opinion than the Administration is now political bias.
This Administration wants to go after anyone it disagrees with.
That is a clear violation of the First Amendment and the law.
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Those now feigning concern over low public trust in the media are the same ones who spent the last decade attacking and deliberately sowing distrust in media.
We must fight back against efforts to intimidate and harass anyone who questions power.
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arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS
FCC now has “never-before-seen controls” over a newsroom, commissioner warns.
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Those now feigning concern over low public trust in the media are the same ones who spent the last decade attacking and deliberately sowing distrust in media.
We must fight back against efforts to intimidate and harass anyone who questions power.
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This Administration is not done with its assault on the First Amendment. In fact, it may only be beginning.
But such violations endure only when institutions choose capitulation over courage.
We must choose courage.
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I’m pleased that FCC leadership agreed to my call for every Commissioner to vote on this transaction.
We cannot shield this Administration’s coordinated campaign to censor speech, control narratives, and silence dissent.
![Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has initiated a formal inquiry into Comcast and its subsidiary NBCUniversal, citing concerns over the company’s treatment of local broadcast affiliates and potential violations of federal regulations. The investigation, announced today, signals a renewed push for federal oversight in a media landscape increasingly dominated by national conglomerates, raising […]
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