Trump Appoints Brendan Carr, Net Neutrality Opponent, as FCC Chairman (opens in new tab)

> 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.

[0] https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHA... 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:

> 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...