Jacob Kastrenakes
How the FCC became a weapon against free speech.
Here’s Nilay, writing about the FCC going after Kimmel: “All that talk about the media being the enemy of the people is turning into concrete legal action against publishers, broadcasters, and platforms that don’t do what the Trump White House wants.”
Oh, wait! That’s actually Nilay talking about FCC overreach back in February, just one month into the Trump administration. This Decoder episode about how we got here is a worthwhile re-listen this week.
