'This is breathtaking': NY Times editors appalled after discovering Trump censorship plans
Donald Trump's administration is already affecting the First Amendment rights of broadcasters — and it could get much worse should the Federal Communications Commission carry on its current course, according to a report.
The FCC could be bolstered should the Trump admin grant it powers discussed in an internal memo seen by the New York Times. Should the memo come to pass, the FCC would determine which political candidates receive airtime. This overstep affected Stephen Colbert just last week, when CBS lawyers strongly inferred an interview with James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for Texas, should be pulled from broadcast.
The interview was instead uploaded to YouTube and seen millions of times, but the FCC's approach has hindered the First Amendment right of broadcasters and threatens to cast live television back to the mid-20th century, the Times reported....
After meeting with Federal Communications Commission officials, Verizon Wireless officials told reporters the company will refund subscribers up to $90 million for improper charges over accidental Web access and data usage.