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
🚨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
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

How can we have meaningful discussions about media policy when the language used is so vague? Should Ofcom align its terminology with civic society and public sector standards to ensure greater inclusion and transparency? #MediaRegulation #PublicServiceMedia

https://decentered.co.uk/media-regulation-clarity-and-consistency-in-language-use/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Media Regulation – Clarity and Consistency in Language Use – Decentered Media

Ofcom plays a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of media and communications in the UK. However, the language it employs in its policy reviews and regulatory

Decentered Media
Canada’s broadcast regulator announces Google will face fees starting April 1 to cover regulatory costs under the new #OnlineNewsLaw. Impacting digital media & tech giants. 📱💼 #CanadaNews #DigitalRegulation #Google #TechNews #NewsLaw #MediaRegulation