Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said on Thursday the government would not heed calls from Senate Democrats to investigate a private broadcaster for its "news activities."
Responding to a letter sent by Senate Democrats calling for an FCC probe into the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Pai said such an investigation would be "chilling" to free speech.
"Thank you for your letter requesting that the Commission investigate a broadcaster based on the content of its news coverage and promotion of that coverage," Pai said in a letter to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.). "In light of my commitment to protecting the First Amendment and freedom of the press, I must respectfully decline."
"A free media is vital to our democracy," Pai said. "That is why during my time at the Commission I have consistently opposed any effort to infringe upon the freedom of the press and have fought to eliminate regulations that impede the gathering and dissemination of news."
"Most relevant here, I have repeatedly made clear that the FCC does not have the authority to revoke a license of a broadcast station based on the content of a particular newscast," Pai said.
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2 comments:
Fakebook went to congress for the fun of it. He has nothing to worry about because he donates 500 million to them all.
How about Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Google and others which limit free speech / free searches on all subjects not just their beliefs or just liberal anarchist subjects
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