KAKISTOCRACY FILES
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95 quotes from Brendan Carr
“Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and others have played central roles in the censorship cartel.”
— Brendan Carr
November 1, 2024   •   Carr accused major technology companies of participating in what he called a censorship cartel. The companies have disputed various allegations that ordinary content moderation constitutes unlawful censorship.
Brendan Carr public statement
“The FCC should empower consumers.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing potential FCC rules affecting online platforms and user choice.
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“We need to restore America's spectrum leadership.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing U.S. wireless policy and competition with China.
FCC
“They are licensed to use it.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr explaining the relationship between broadcasters and federally regulated spectrum.
Brendan Carr remarks
“Spectrum is the lifeblood of wireless communications.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing federal spectrum policy and wireless infrastructure.
FCC
“The FCC's promotion of DEI will end.”
— Brendan Carr
January 1, 2025   •   Carr announcing changes to FCC diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
FCC
“The First Amendment protects Americans from government censorship.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing free-speech protections and government involvement in online content moderation.
Brendan Carr / FCC
“We must ensure that broadcasters operate in the public interest.”
— Brendan Carr
November 17, 2024   •   Carr discussing broadcasters' statutory public-interest obligations after being selected as FCC chairman.
Brendan Carr public statement / CBS News
“The FCC will no longer promote DEI.”
— Brendan Carr
January 1, 2025   •   Carr announced that he was ending FCC diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
FCC
“There is a news distortion complaint.”
— Brendan Carr
February 1, 2025   •   Carr explaining the FCC proceeding concerning CBS and its 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.
FCC / Fox News
“The censorship cartel must be destroyed.”
— Brendan Carr
November 1, 2024   •   Carr describing organizations and companies he believed had coordinated to suppress certain viewpoints online.
Brendan Carr public statement
“The FCC has an obligation to enforce the law.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr defending increased enforcement activity at the commission.
FCC / Brendan Carr remarks
“The claim that the FCC threatened to revoke broadcast licenses is simply incorrect.”
— Brendan Carr
September 25, 2025   •   Carr denied accusations that his comments concerning Jimmy Kimmel amounted to a threat to revoke broadcasters' licenses.
Letter from Brendan Carr to Senator Edward Markey
“We are going to end the Biden administration's regulatory overreach.”
— Brendan Carr
January 1, 2025   •   Carr discussing his intended regulatory direction after becoming FCC chairman.
Brendan Carr / FCC
“The companies' own statements make this entirely clear.”
— Brendan Carr
September 25, 2025   •   Carr argued that broadcasters' explanations of their decisions contradicted claims that the FCC had coerced them.
Letter from Brendan Carr to Senator Edward Markey
“The American people have sent Washington a clear message.”
— Brendan Carr
January 1, 2025   •   Carr discussing the incoming Trump administration and changes he believed voters wanted from federal agencies.
FCC / Brendan Carr remarks
“TikTok collects everything from search and browsing histories to keystroke patterns and biometric identifiers.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr was describing categories of data he said TikTok could collect from users.
Brendan Carr / FCC
“We must dismantle the censorship cartel.”
— Brendan Carr
November 17, 2024   •   Carr issued the statement after Trump announced that Carr would become FCC chairman.
Brendan Carr public statement
“China represents the most significant geopolitical threat facing the United States.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing communications infrastructure and national-security concerns involving China.
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“We're going to unleash high-speed infrastructure.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing efforts to accelerate broadband and wireless infrastructure construction.
FCC