Trump Appoints Brendan Carr, Net Neutrality Opponent, as FCC Chairman

&gt; Mr. Carr, 45, was the author of a chapter on the F.C.C. in the conservative Project 2025 planning document,[0] in which he argued that the agency should also regulate the largest tech companies, such as Apple, Meta, Google and Microsoft.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static.project2025.org&#x2F;2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-28.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static.project2025.org&#x2F;2025_MandateForLeadership_CHA...</a> PDF

As pointed out, Carr wrote the FCC section of Project 2025. Aside from the continuing discussions around Section 230, I found this excerpt interesting from his chapter, which I presume was written before the bi-partisan TikTok ban bill Biden signed into law:<p>&gt; As of this writing, the Biden Administration&#x27;s Treasury Department has not announced a final decision concerning its long-pending review of TikTok. If that inaction persists, or if the Administration allows TikTok to continue to operate in the U.S., a new Administration should ban the application on national security grounds. [1]<p>Given that the ban is supposed to go into affect Jan 19, one day before Trump’s inauguration, pending any December court decisions I wonder if Carr will still stand by this or not, given Trump has indicated he’s now less likely to want to ban it [2]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static.project2025.org&#x2F;2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-28.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static.project2025.org&#x2F;2025_MandateForLeadership_CHA...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aljazeera.com&#x2F;amp&#x2F;economy&#x2F;2024&#x2F;11&#x2F;15&#x2F;for-embattled-tiktok-trump-offers-hope-of-a-reprieve" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aljazeera.com&#x2F;amp&#x2F;economy&#x2F;2024&#x2F;11&#x2F;15&#x2F;for-embattl...</a>