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flag FCC Chair Brendan Carr to testify on government’s role in media after urging Disney to address Kimmel’s remarks.

flag FCC Chair Brendan Carr has agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee after facing backlash for publicly urging Disney and ABC to address comments made by Jimmy Kimmel on September 15. flag Kimmel speculated that Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, might have been a pro-Trump Republican. flag Senator Ted Cruz and others criticized Carr’s remarks as overreach, warning they could undermine free speech and enable government influence over media. flag The hearing, expected after November, will examine the FCC’s regulatory boundaries and the role of government in public discourse. flag No date has been set, and the FCC has not commented.

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