FCC’s Carr threatens TV broadcast licenses over news coverage

Carr posted his warning on top of a post from President Donald Trump complaining about coverage of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Fortune
Republican Senator Ted Cruz blasts FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to revoke ABC’s license over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments on Charlie Kirk, calling it “dangerous as hell” and likening it to mafia tactics. Cruz warns government control of media content risks long-term conservative freedoms. Read Kevin Breuninger’s full analysis. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/19/ted-cruz-jimmy-kimmel-fcc-carr-mafia.html #KevinBreuninger #TedCruz #BrendanCarr #JimmyKimmel #FCC #mediaregulation #politics
Ted Cruz compares FCC Chair Carr to Mafia boss in Jimmy Kimmel warnings

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sharply criticized Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr over his comments related to Jimmy Kimmel.

CNBC
🚨BREAKING: In a heroic quest to protect America from the dangers of daytime television, the #FCC chair is now taking aim at The View, because apparently, the world just can't handle that much Whoopi Goldberg. 🎯🥴 Next up: regulating sock puppet shows for “inappropriate” hand gestures. 🧦👌
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/after-getting-jimmy-kimmel-suspended-fcc-chair-threatens-abcs-the-view/ #HackerNews #TheView #WhoopiGoldberg #MediaRegulation #DaytimeTelevision #HackerNews #ngated
After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC’s The View

Carr: “Turn your license in to the FCC, we’ll find something else to do with it.”…

Ars Technica
House Democrats slam FCC Chair Brendan Carr for alleged power abuse over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from ABC after criticizing Trump and Charlie Kirk. Carr’s threat of FCC intervention and his backing of Sinclair and Nexstar pulling Kimmel’s show raise First Amendment concerns and fears of censorship. Read more: https://www.alternet.org/trump-kimmell-carr/ #BrendanCarr #FCC #JimmyKimmel #HouseDemocrats #Censorship #FirstAmendment #ABC #Sinclair #Nexstar #MediaRegulation, great work by Annabelle Gordon.
'Corrupt abuse of power': Dems rip FCC chair over Kimmel suspension

House Democrats issued an explosive statement attacking Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, accusing him of a “corrupt abuse of power,” and calling for his resignation. Carr is being perceived by some as having pressured ABC to indefinitely suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel o...

Alternet.org
Simon McGarr (@tupped.bsky.social)

The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”

Bluesky Social
Africa: Media Regulator Suspends Radio Station for Three Months for Calling Military Govt a Junta: [IFJ] According to media reports, the CSC's decision followed the publication of a post on Radio Omega's Facebook page on 30 July, "which was deemed to contain malicious and discourteous remarks towards the Burkinabe authorities". The post was in relation to a demonstration in the Burkinabe capital,… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMLttY #Africa #MediaRegulation #FreedomOfSpeech #BurkinaFaso #RadioOmega
The National Assembly, led by the ruling party, passes the Broadcasting Act, signaling a major shift in South Korea's media regulatory landscape.
#YonhapInfomax #BroadcastingAct #NationalAssembly #RulingParty #MediaRegulation #SouthKorea #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=75647
Broadcasting Act Passes National Assembly Led by Ruling Party

The National Assembly, led by the ruling party, passes the Broadcasting Act, signaling a major shift in South Korea's media regulatory landscape.

Yonhap Infomax
FCC Chair Carr takes aim at Comcast, alleging news distortion over its Abrego deportation coverage and a missed WH briefing. This sparks debate on media responsibility and the FCC's role in regulating news content. #FCC #Comcast #MediaRegulation
Frequency Forward challenges Sinclair's broadcast license transfers, alleging systematic regulatory misconduct and corporate deception in FCC petition. Seeks to block transfer of five television stations. #MediaRegulation #Accountability