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A Utah law may not actually protect child influencers and could lead to widespread censorship of journalistic content on social media.

Trump is weaponizing the FCC  to attack First Amendment freedoms and threaten free speech. Unfortunately, FCC Chairman Carr has been all too happy to comply.

While some in the media industry have acknowledged historical harms toward marginalized communities and people of color, more work needs to be done.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is going after any political speech or any news reporting that Trump and his allies don’t like.

Free Press Action noted that the bill would divert millions into the pocket of corporate media giants and incentivize tech platforms to block local news content entirely.

The panelists discussed how media institutions commit harm through platform deregulation, censorship and false representation, all contributing to distrust and polarization.

Instead of serving communities, this bill would help entrench the dominance of national corporate media conglomerates.

McChesney explored the failures of journalism and the internet, blaming capitalism and calling for the nationalization of Facebook and Google.

Carr has publicly denied allegations that he is leveraging the FCC to retaliate against media outlets that criticize President Donald Trump.

Free Press Co-CEO Jessica J. González talks to FAIR about the Trump FCC’s threats to press freedom and free speech.