As the chairman of the FCC, Brendan Carr may have trouble reforming Section 230 safeguards and content control.
Given that Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, is prepared to adopt a tough stance against Big Tech firms that are said to be stifling conservative voices, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms may really encounter significant obstacles during his second term.Carr is now the leading Republican on the FCC, and Trump announced his appointment on Sunday to head the independent agency that regulates telecoms.
Carr has long advocated for a more thorough examination of content moderation practices at businesses like Meta and has been a vocal critic of Biden's telecom policies. He has advocated for a review of Communications Decency Act Section 230, which gives tech companies that host user-generated content legal protections.
Carr stated in the conservative Project 2025 manifesto that the FCC might read Section 230 to curtail Big Tech's dominance. Trump has already proposed using the possibility of weakened Section 230 rights to put pressure on businesses to lessen their alleged bias in content management.
Carr indicated a major focus on retaliating against platforms like Meta that have been accused of limiting conservative ideas when he stated on Sunday that the FCC must "restore free speech rights for everyday Americans."
Trump is prepared to harm Google and Meta.
And in the changing regulatory environment, Meta is emerging as one of the major losers. Zuckerberg has already expressed his support for amending Section 230, arguing that safeguards should be based on the existence of mechanisms to deal with illegal content. However, under Carr's leadership, these upgrades might be presented in a way that is much less appealing to Meta than Zuckerberg intended.
Notably, Trump's policy program will help tech companies like Elon Musk's Tesla. According to the Trump transition team, the Department of Transportation will prioritize creating a "federal framework for self-driving cars." For businesses developing self-driving technology, such as Tesla and Alphabet's Waymo, this would be a huge victory. In the meanwhile, after hearing the news, Tesla's shares shot up 5.6%.
Other possible beneficiaries include Apple, which would gain from Trump's cordial connection with CEO Tim Cook and avoid antitrust pressures as Trump might reevaluate the Biden administration's current legal action against the business.
Other possible beneficiaries include Apple, which would gain from Trump's cordial connection with CEO Tim Cook and avoid antitrust pressures as Trump might reevaluate the Biden administration's current legal action against the business.
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