Trump Official Brendan Carr's War on Free Speech
March 20, 2025
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March 20, 2025
Trump Official Brendan Carr's War on Free Speech
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<p>Chair of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr has quietly positioned himself as one of the most dangerous figures in the Trump administration’s ongoing war on free speech.</p><p>Carr is using his government position to intimidate journalists, punish media outlets, and pressure tech companies into cracking down on free expression. And he has done all of this while building his profile as a "free speech" influencer on X. </p><p>If left unchecked, Carr’s censorship crusade could fundamentally reshape our information ecosystem and have massive consequences for anyone seeking to speak freely without fear of government retaliation. </p><p>Mike Masnick, founder of TechDirt, joins me to break down who Carr is, why his agenda is so dangerous, what exactly he's doing to dismantle free speech protections in America, and how it all fits into a much bigger movement to control who can speak freely online. </p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/taylorlorenz</p><p>FOLLOW ME ON IG: https://instagram.com/taylorlorenz</p><p>READ TECHDIRT: <a href="https://www.techdirt.com"><u>https://www.techdirt.com</u></a></p>
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