FCC Republican Brendan Carr Plans Last Ditch Effort to Tackle Section 230
15 Dec 2020
FCC commissioner Brandon Carr is urging the agency to take action to curb legal protections for Big Tech companies engaged in political censorship before President Donald Trump leaves office, outlining a plan to do so.
Carr is one of the three majority Republicans on the FCC, alongside chairman Ajit Pai and the recently-confirmed Nathan Simington.
With the confirmation of Simington, the FCC has the votes necessary to move forward on President Trump’s request to reinterpret the rules around Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that shields tech platforms from legal liability for acts of censorship.