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Stephen Colbert taunts network bosses while mocking Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ fee: ‘CBS got to do it for just $16 million’

‘Now, admittedly, the idea of paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep; after all, CBS got to do it for just $16 million,’ the late-night host quipped.

The Independent UK

‘I Might Need Your Help Again’: Jimmy Kimmel Takes Aim at Trump Amid Latest FCC Threats

Why is Jimmy Kimmel receiving FCC threats?

The Mary Sue

How the FCC Became the Speech Police

The constitutionally anomalous status of broadcasting invites government meddling.

Reason

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SpaceX just got approval to launch another 7,500 next-gen Starlink satellites into orbit

Starlink will have 15,000 Gen2 satellites in space within the next five years, after a regulatory decision.

TechRadar

Trump's Threat to Revoke TV Broadcast Licences Over 'Negative Coverage' Likely Illegal, FCC Rules Clarify

Trump criticises late-night hosts, but revoking licenses faces legal and constitutional limits.

International Business Times UK

Jake Tapper on Terrorism, Executive Power, and Venezuelan Boat Bombings

"Once a president establishes for himself that he has a shiny toy, good luck getting that toy ever wrested away from whoever the president is," the CNN anchor tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.

Reason

Chairman Brendan Carr admits the FCC is a slave to Trump despite advertising it as an “independent” agency online

After proudly branding itself “independent” on its own website, the FCC just tripped over semantics at this week’s oversight hearing. Under pressure from Sen. Luján, Chairman Brendan Carr admitted that the commission works on Trump’s orders, not for the public.

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Brendan Carr admits his FCC is Trump’s journalism police

It is clear that the FCC is not an independent agency, but an instrument of the president’s political agenda

The Guardian - US

FCC chair suggests agency is not independent amid fears of Trump power-grab

Brendan Carr’s declaration raises concerns amid Trump efforts to exert greater control over independent agencies

The Guardian - US

FCC immediately edits website after pro-Trump chair claims it’s not an independent agency

‘Congress long ago determined that the FCC is an independent expert agency,’ FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who now says the agency is not independent, said in 2018.

The Independent UK

FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement

The statement speaks to a broader trend of regulatory agencies losing power to the executive branch during the Trump era.

Axios

Senators press FCC's Carr in wake of Kimmel controversy - Roll Call

Senate Commerce Committee Democrats pushed Carr over comments that appeared to threaten local TV affiliates' licenses.

Roll Call

‘It’s not a coincidence’: journalists of color on being laid off amid Trump’s anti-DEI push

Black and brown former employees from CBS, NBC and Teen Vogue talk about the effects of being let go

The Guardian - US

Musk Slams EU Fine As 'Bulls--t', Demands EU Be Abolished Over 'Deceptive' Rule

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, was fined the European Union. Now, the tech billionaire wants the Union abolished.

International Business Times UK

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Reason

Ayn Rand Denounced the FCC's 'Public Interest' Censorship More Than 60 Years Ago

In her 1962 essay "Have Gun, Will Nudge," Rand foresaw how government officials would seek to silence people they don't like.

The Guardian - US

Trump once again steps up attacks on TV networks as he threatens to revoke licenses

Axios

Trump says he opposes lifting broadcast ownership cap, defying his FCC

President Trump said he "would not be happy" if the FCC lifted ownership caps.

International Business Times UK

Trump Shouts 'No TV Network Expansion!' — How a Saudi-WBD Deal Could Exploit It

Donald Trump opposes US TV network expansion amid merger talks, warning it could increase left-wing influence. A Paramount-Warner Bros. deal could reshape media power dynamics.

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The Guardian - US

Meet the conservative lawyer causing headaches for major news networks

Critics are concerned that Daniel Suhr, the head of a conservative legal group, may be pulling the strings behind many of the Trump FCC’s moves

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel accuses Trump of trying to get him fired and tells him: ‘Quiet, piggy’

‘You’ve done this before,’ comedian told president, who ranted about Kimmel online and demanded his firing

The Independent UK

White House discussed axing CNN hosts that Trump hates with Larry Ellison as part of takeover talks, report says

Paramount has prepared a bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, CNN’s parent company

The Guardian - UK

US watchdog led by Trump ally investigates BBC Panorama edit of January 6 speech

Brendan Carr, head of FCC, asks if programme ever aired in US which is seen as key to any future litigation

The Guardian - US

Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks

Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery

Reason

A Reporter's Unwelcome Questions Provoke Yet Another Trump Threat To Yank Broadcast Licenses

The president thinks TV networks have a legal obligation to cover him the way he prefers. The FCC's chairman seems to agree.

We Got This Covered

‘Your news is so fake’: Trump calls for ABC to lose broadcast licenses over a single question, but an FCC commissioner just stepped in

Zero chance it happens, though.

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