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flag FCC removed "independent" from its website after Chairman Carr faced backlash for pressuring broadcasters over criticism of a conservative activist.

flag FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told a Senate hearing the agency is not an independent body, prompting the FCC to remove the term "independent" from its website. flag The change followed criticism over Carr’s public pressure on broadcasters to remove ABC host Jimmy Kimmel after Kimmel’s remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk. flag Democrats accused Carr of politicizing the FCC, violating the First Amendment, and undermining media freedom, with Sen. Ed Markey calling for his resignation. flag FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez, a Biden appointee, said the agency’s credibility was damaged by targeting critics. flag Republican senators shifted focus to Biden administration policies, while Carr, aligned with President Trump, defended his actions as upholding the public interest.

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