Before becoming chairman of the FCC, Brendan Carr criticized presidential interference in the agency’s independence, specifically citing President Obama’s 2014 video urging net neutrality. In 2024, after the Biden FCC reinstated these rules, Carr accused Biden of exerting similar pressure through a 2021 executive order that called for pro-competitive policies, including net neutrality. Carr argues that such actions undermine the FCC’s autonomy, which is meant to operate free from political influence. He contends that both presidents overstepped by pushing the agency to adopt powers not granted by Congress.
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