> 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.
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:
> As of this writing, the Biden Administration'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]
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]
allkindsof|1 year ago
[0] https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHA... PDF
bradchris|1 year ago
> As of this writing, the Biden Administration'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]
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]
[1] https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHA...
[2] https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2024/11/15/for-embattl...