Trump nominates Brendan Carr to lead the FCC

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he intends to nominate Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, an FCC commissioner since 2017, has made a name for himself by threatening to use the commission’s powers to regulate speech on the Internet and radio.

Carr approved the Project 2025 phase of the FCC, which is used to lift restrictions on social media aimed at strengthening conservative speech. He proposed limiting legal protections that give websites wide latitude to intercept and moderate user-generated content. He also proposed imposing rules on tech companies that would limit their ability to block and prioritize content as they choose.

Before the election, Carr threatened to use the commission’s powers to punish companies for speech he did not like. Just this month, he floated revoking NBC’s broadcast license after that It’s SNL featuring Kamala Harris. As commissioner, he voted to repeal net neutrality laws in 2017 and later voted against restoring net neutrality earlier this year.

In a vague statement, Trump says Carr will “end the attacks that are crippling America’s Job Creators and Founders.” He also said Carr will “make sure the FCC delivers to rural America.”