{"id":2375050,"date":"2024-12-01T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-fcc-chairman-nominee-says-social-media-should-follow-x-on-free-speech-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:09:35","slug":"trumps-fcc-chairman-nominee-says-social-media-should-follow-x-on-free-speech-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-fcc-chairman-nominee-says-social-media-should-follow-x-on-free-speech-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s FCC chairman nominee says social media should follow X on free speech &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-fcc-chairman-nominee-says-social-media-should-follow-x-on-free-speech-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Brendan Carr,\u2064 the nominee for Chairman of the\u2062 Federal\u200b Communications Commission (FCC) \u200dunder\u200b President Donald Trump, \u2063emphasized the importance of free speech in\u2063 social media, \u2063commending Elon Musk&#8217;s\u2063 approach with the \u2063platform X (formerly \u200bTwitter). In a recent interview, Carr expressed the necessity \u200cfor increased competition against major platforms\u2064 like Facebook\u2062 and highlighted \u200bthe need\u200c to move away from government control over social media. He addressed questions \u2063surrounding the potential \u200bban on TikTok,\u2063 noting that legal proceedings are ongoing and that he awaits Trump&#8217;s decisions on the matter.\u200d Carr \u200bcriticized what he deemed a &#8220;censorship cartel&#8221; \u2063among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>,\u2062 asserting that \u200dsuch practices hinder the\u2064 free \u2063expression of ideas, which is foundational to the U.S.\u2062 ethos. He also commented\u200c on Trump&#8217;s interactions with Meta-CEO Mark \u200dZuckerberg,\u200c indicating a \u200chope for continued support for free speech.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s FCC chairman nominee says social media should follow X on free speech<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1894144\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Brendan Carr, President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s nominee for chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fcc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a>, praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&rsquo;s advocacy for free speech with X, arguing more people need to move in his direction and &ldquo;away from government control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When asked about a ban of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">social media<\/a> platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok<\/a> in the United States and whether or not Trump would take action to stop this ban, Carr pointed to how this topic is &ldquo;in the court system,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll see the actions&rdquo; that Trump takes regarding it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3154138\/trump-no-tax-overtime-proposal-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;NO TAXES ON OVERTIME&rsquo; PROPOSAL: WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re all going to follow President Trump&rsquo;s lead on that one, but what&rsquo;s clear is we need a lot more competition,&rdquo; Carr said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>, guest-hosted by Jackie DeAngelis. &ldquo;We need more competition to Facebook. What Twitter has done, what X has done now with Elon Musk in terms of restoring freedom of speech, that&rsquo;s so important and integral to this country. We need to continue to move in that direction; we need to move away from government control and towards freedom of speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2711632&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=112a2f51aba06ce7df0bb754c2fb4b11\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3232494\/trump-wants-to-abolish-the-department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW TRUMP&rsquo;S PROMISE TO ABOLISH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WOULD WORK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carr contended that restoring freedom of speech is vital to the nation, adding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a> and other social media platforms have been part of a &ldquo;censorship cartel&rdquo; in cooperation with advertisers to censor people. He added that when censorship abounds, people&rsquo;s ideas become silenced, going against the boundary-pushing for which the U.S. is known.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s FCC chairman nominee was also asked if he had any information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3244990\/mark-zuckerberg-meets-trump-mar-a-lago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on Trump&rsquo;s recent meeting <\/a>with Meta-CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>, to which he said he did not, but that Zuckerberg will &ldquo;hopefully&rdquo; continue to embrace freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In November, shortly after Trump nominated Carr to be part of his Cabinet, the nominee said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3235068\/trump-fcc-chairman-nominee-prioritize-combating-tech-censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">combating tech censorship<\/a> would be one of his priorities<\/a> as part of the incoming Trump administration. Another major factor would be to eliminate the promotion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\">diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives<\/a> in the FCC, for which Carr argued &ldquo;there&rsquo;s no place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of <em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em> podcast, host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3244688\/joe-rogan-jokes-democrats-scrambling-recreate-his-success-postelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Rogan lamented how corporate media has eroded its trust among U.S. residents<\/a>, and that this decrease has prompted people to look to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-bidens-cabinet-lying-to-cover-his-decrepit-mental-state\/\" title=\"Is Biden&#039;s Cabinet Covering Up His Mental Decline?\">independent media sources<\/a> like podcasts. Ahead of the election, Trump appeared on multiple podcasts to conduct interviews, one of which was Rogan&rsquo;s show. It became one of the podcast&rsquo;s most-watched episodes on YouTube.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1894144\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1894144\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s FCC nominee supports X&#8217;s free speech approach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2375051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/X-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16609,32311,9134,32364,3634],"class_list":["post-2375050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fcc","tag-free-speech","tag-nomination","tag-social-media","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/X-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375050"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375054,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375050\/revisions\/2375054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}