FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment
FCC 主席 Brendan Carr 对美国宪法第一修正案的“战争”
As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and internet. But since Donald Trump was elected to his second term, Carr has wielded that power to threaten broadcasters that have exercised their free speech rights to make jokes about the president. He was even able to get ABC to briefly pull Jimmy Kimmel from his late-night show. As The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel has said, Carr’s mission is to “trash the First Amendment.” We’ll be following closely as the FCC chairman attempts to erode Americans’ constitutional rights.
作为联邦通信委员会（FCC）主席，Brendan Carr 拥有对全国电视、广播和互联网的监管权。然而，自唐纳德·特朗普当选连任以来，Carr 一直在滥用这一权力，威胁那些行使言论自由权、拿总统开玩笑的广播公司。他甚至成功迫使美国广播公司（ABC）短暂撤下了吉米·坎摩尔（Jimmy Kimmel）的深夜脱口秀节目。正如《The Verge》主编 Nilay Patel 所言，Carr 的使命就是“践踏第一修正案”。我们将密切关注这位 FCC 主席如何试图侵蚀美国人的宪法权利。
Jul 15 | Brendan Carr plans to let broadcast giants dominate the airwaves
7月15日 | Brendan Carr 计划让广播巨头垄断电波
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether a single company can own broadcast stations that reach more than 39 percent of US TV households. In a Breitbart op-ed on Wednesday, Republican FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced an August 6th vote to end the national ownership cap rule, which was intended to prevent one company from dominating the media landscape and incentivize serving local communities. Carr argued the rise of social media and streaming platforms renders the rule obsolete, because national programmers can reach “100 percent of the country” without the need to access public airwaves. Under this reasoning, capping local broadcast TV owners at 39 percent “is preventing them from gaining the same scale that their competitors are free to enjoy.”
联邦通信委员会将于下个月投票决定，是否允许单一公司拥有覆盖超过 39% 美国电视家庭的广播电台。周三，共和党籍 FCC 主席 Brendan Carr 在《布赖特巴特新闻》（Breitbart）发表评论文章，宣布将于 8 月 6 日投票废除全国所有权上限规则。该规则旨在防止单一公司垄断媒体格局，并激励其服务当地社区。Carr 辩称，社交媒体和流媒体平台的兴起使该规则变得过时，因为全国性节目制作商无需通过公共电波即可覆盖“全国 100% 的地区”。基于这一逻辑，将地方广播电视所有者的覆盖率限制在 39%，“阻碍了他们获得竞争对手可以自由享有的规模”。
Jun 11 | The bill that would let Jimmy Kimmel sue Brendan Carr is here
6月11日 | 允许吉米·坎摩尔起诉 Brendan Carr 的法案出炉
Under a new bipartisan bill, Americans could sue for damages if a government official illegally tries to coerce a social media, AI, or broadcasting company to remove their post — regardless of whether the platform actually does it. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the JAWBONE Act on Thursday, which, in addition to letting individuals sue for these kinds of damages, would create new transparency requirements for government communications with social media, AI, and broadcast companies.
根据一项新的两党法案，如果政府官员非法试图强迫社交媒体、人工智能或广播公司删除某人的帖子，美国公民将可以起诉并要求赔偿——无论该平台是否真的执行了删除操作。参议院商业委员会主席 Ted Cruz（共和党，得克萨斯州）和参议员 Ron Wyden（民主党，俄勒冈州）于周四提出了《JAWBONE 法案》。该法案除了允许个人就此类损害进行起诉外，还将为政府与社交媒体、人工智能及广播公司之间的沟通建立新的透明度要求。
Apr 28 | Former FCC staffers agree: Brendan Carr needs to be stopped
4月28日 | 前 FCC 工作人员达成共识：必须阻止 Brendan Carr
Several former Federal Communications Commissioners and staffers across parties are urging a federal appeals court to force a vote on the FCC’s news distortion policy, which they argue should be repealed after being abused by Republican Chair Brendan Carr. On Tuesday, a group of petitioners asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to require the FCC to vote on a petition to repeal the News Distortion Policy. The petition was filed by the bipartisan group of former officials in November of 2025, after Carr invoked the rule to pressure ABC into temporarily suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel. But only the agency chair can bring it to the full commission for a vote, and Carr has so far failed to do so while opposing a repeal. Now, the former officials are asking the court to grant a writ of mandamus, which would compel the FCC to take action.
多位来自不同党派的前联邦通信委员会委员和工作人员正敦促联邦上诉法院强制 FCC 就“新闻扭曲政策”（News Distortion Policy）进行投票。他们认为，该政策在被共和党主席 Brendan Carr 滥用后，应当被废除。周二，一群请愿者要求美国哥伦比亚特区联邦巡回上诉法院强制 FCC 就废除该政策的请愿书进行投票。这份请愿书由该跨党派前官员小组于 2025 年 11 月提交，此前 Carr 曾援引该规则向 ABC 施压，迫使其暂时停播喜剧演员吉米·坎摩尔的节目。然而，只有机构主席才能将其提交至全体委员会进行投票，而 Carr 迄今为止拒绝这样做，并反对废除该政策。现在，这些前官员正请求法院签发“强制令”（writ of mandamus），以迫使 FCC 采取行动。
Apr 23 | Brendan Carr’s war on wokeness targets inclusive children’s television
4月23日 | Brendan Carr 的“反觉醒”战争瞄准了包容性儿童电视节目
Under the guidance of consummate bully / chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC is taking steps toward cracking down on children’s entertainment that in any way explores the complexities of gender identity. On Wednesday, the FCC’s Media Bureau announced that it is soliciting comments from the public about whether the TV ratings system has made sound decisions regarding children’s programming with transgender or nonbinary characters. In a statement about the commenting period the FCC said that it was soliciting feedback due to an alleged uptick in “significant concerns” about whether “controversial gender identity issues are being included or promoted in children’s programs without providing any disclosure or transparency to parents.”
在“资深霸凌者”兼主席 Brendan Carr 的领导下，FCC 正采取措施打击任何探讨性别认同复杂性的儿童娱乐内容。周三，FCC 媒体局宣布，正就电视分级系统在处理涉及跨性别或非二元性别角色的儿童节目时是否做出了合理决策，向公众征求意见。在关于征求意见期的声明中，FCC 表示，征求反馈是因为有传言称，人们对“在未向家长提供任何披露或透明度的情况下，儿童节目中是否包含或推广了具有争议的性别认同议题”存在“重大关切”。
Mar 26 | Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage
3月26日 | Brendan Carr 称其对广播牌照的威胁并非针对伊朗战争报道
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr never meant to threaten broadcast licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran, he told reporters after an event hosted by FGS and Semafor. “My comments weren’t actually on the Iran war,” Carr said in response to a question from The Verge about his statement regarding coverage of the war. “I understand why people say that. I made a statement quoting a tweet.”
联邦通信委员会主席 Brendan Carr 在参加由 FGS 和 Semafor 主办的活动后告诉记者，他从未打算因广播公司对伊朗战争的报道而威胁吊销其牌照。“我的评论实际上并非针对伊朗战争，”Carr 在回应《The Verge》关于他此前有关战争报道声明的提问时说道。“我理解人们为什么会那样说。我只是发表了一份引用推文的声明。”