FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs

Ars Technica@mastodon.social · 2026-07-16 02:52

FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/fcc-to-repeal-39-tv-ownership-cap-in-boost-for-trump-friendly-news-orgs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs

FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.

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notthatkindofdoctor@mastodon.social · 2026-07-16 03:15

@arstechnica
Set by congress, huh? What's the point of them existing any more?

tkissing@mastodon.social · 2026-07-16 03:50

@arstechnica So the EPA has no power to regulate anything, but the FCC can override Congress when it pleases the pig in the White House and his 9 stooges, but the average American still is convinced that they are free?

You are all slaves in a proto-fascists hell hole and that is the optimistic interpretation of the status quo