Trump FTC Pick Wants To Avoid AI Crackdown, Target 'Censorship'
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Federal Trade Commission wants to zero in on alleged censorship by Big Tech and promote innovation in the AI market—offering competing enforcement priorities for the agency’s tech policy.
Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned praise from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance for her efforts to fight big tech.
Tech's actions on censorship will matter more than words, says Trump's FCC pick Brendan Carr
Brendan Carr, current FCC Commissioner and president-elect Trump's pick for FCC Chairman, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss some of his deregulatory plans, how the FCC will address bias or threats in certain industries,
Trump’s FCC chair designee vows to tackle Big Tech ‘censorship cartel’
Federal Communications Commission chairman designee Brendan Carr stressed his intent to target the “censorship cartel” of Big Tech and advertisers to protect free speech online.
Trump choice for FTC chair aims to fight ‘Big Tech censorship’
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Andrew Ferguson as the next FTC chair, and he plans to fight alleged attempts to censor conservative views online.
Trump’s staffing picks and a new tech consensus
With two key staffing picks, President-elect Donald Trump is giving some early hints as to how his second administration will try to forge a new Republican consensus on tech. Trump announced yesterday that he’s picked FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson as the new chair of that agency,
Trump Picks Andrew Ferguson to Chair FTC
A Republican-led FTC could also shift course in two major cases against Amazon.com. One targets tactics the agency says keep sellers bound to its platform and help Amazon unlawful
Goldman CFO Says Trump FTC Pick Could Spur More M&A Activity
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Federal Trade Commission could eliminate a key obstacle in the path of bankers searching for deals, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Financial Officer Denis Coleman.
Trump taps Andrew Ferguson for FTC chair
Ferguson will inherit the independent agency from progressive leader Lina Khan. He will assume various antitrust lawsuits and investigations against the tech industry and other se
Trump Trade: Andrew Ferguson tagged as next chair of FTC
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Donald Trump names Andrew Ferguson as new FTC chair
Donald Trump has named current commissioner Andrew Ferguson as the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair, the president-elect posted on Truth Social. Ferguson has previously decried what he called censorship by big tech and worked as an antitrust enforcer for the FTC and Department of Justice.
State Dept. disinfo unit faces shutdown amid GOP’s war on ‘censorship’
But the fight isn’t over just yet. “I’m pursuing every avenue to ensure the GEC authorization does not expire and their ...
Andreessen: America Needs To Find Out What Their Government Has Been Doing With Censorship And De-Banking
Speaking with Bari Weiss for an episode of her "Honestly" podcast, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen spoke about the first major "de-censorship" moment he remembers, Jon Stewart legitimizing the ...
State Department notifies Congress of plans to shutter ‘censorship’ agency
The State Department sent a notification to Congress that it plans to terminate the Global Engagement Center, which has been ...
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Federal 'censorship nerve center' likely to shutter, but State would 'realign' staff for same work
Global Engagement Center's congressional authorization is expiring, with unclear "implications" for outsourced-censorship ...
Mike Benz: At Core Of Censorship Industry Is The Lie That Public "Faith And Confidence" In Institutions Is A National Security Issue
"Foundation For Freedom Online" founder Mike Benz discusses Arizona State University's federally funded "multi-million dollar ...
Phil Murphy Signs NJ Law Shielding Libraries From Book Censorship
New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed the "Freedom to Read Act" into law on Monday, making it illegal for public and school libraries to ban books based on their content or the background ...
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘That Librarian’ stands up to censorship
Librarians' careful curation of books are crucial to children’s development, ability to evaluate credible sources, and ...
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Local prison book program brings connection and humanity despite censorship
Books Through Bars San Diego fulfills thousands of book requests from incarcerated people nationwide. Volunteers ship books and write letters in response.