US President-elect Donald Trump has named "big tech" critic Brendan Carr to lead the US communications regulator, after he takes office in January 2025. Carr has attacked what he sees as the censorship of conservative viewpoints by top social media firms other than X, a site owned by his ally and fellow Trump backer, Elon Musk.

Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration's telecom policies and Big Tech, is currently the top Republican on the FCC.

Carr can immediately assume control once Trump enters office in January since he is already on the commission. Carr was unanimously confirmed to a new five-year term last year and

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican Brendan Carr, an Elon Musk-backed critic of big tech, to lead the FCC, calling Carr a "warrior for Free Speech."

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr, the senior Republican commissioner on the Federal Communications to chair the federal agency. In a statement published on Sunday evening, Trump called Carr a “warrior for Free Speech” and promised he would “end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators,

Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as chairman, signaling a shift toward deregulation and focus on free speech.

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as its chair, he said in a statement.

President-elect Trump has picked Brendan Carr, who serves as the senior Republican on the FCC, to become the commission's Chairman in January, according to a press release.