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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr tells a Senate committee the FCC "is not an independent agency"; the agency removed "independent agency" from its site as he testified (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/17/brendan-carr-fcc-independent-se…

FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement
The statement speaks to a broader trend of regulatory agencies losing power to the executive branch during the Trump era.

Members of the Senate Commerce Committee accused FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of making "mafia threats" and encroaching on broadcasters' First Amendment rights (Steven Portnoy/ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fcc-ch

FCC Chair Brendan Carr clashes with Democrats in Senate hearing
Sen. Markey calls him "chairman of the 'Federal Censorship Commission.'"

Fox found its culprit for high grocery prices following Democratic election victories -- Joe Biden (Craig Harrington/Media Matters for America)
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-found-its-culprit-high-grocery-prices-following-democratic-election-victories-joe
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p95#a251217p95

Fake-News über Staatsstreich: Präsident Macron zürnt Facebook
Ein millionenfach angesehenes KI-Video erfindet einen Staatsstreich. Sogar andere Staatschefs fallen rein. Facebook sperrt es nicht. Macron sucht Abhilfe.

🚫Fake threats from the North: The Kremlin creates a new conflict #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/17/fake-threats-from-the-north.html

The Ukraine Reparations Loan: How to fix Europe's financial plumbing. As US support for Ukraine vanishes, Europe must overcome Belgian opposition and improvise fiscally to provide Kyiv with €210 billion.
https://www.cer.eu/insights/ukraine-reparatio…

The Ukraine Reparations Loan: How to fix Europe's financial plumbing
As US support for Ukraine vanishes, Europe must overcome Belgian opposition and improvise fiscally to provide Kyiv with €210 billion.

💸 UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/02/uk-charging-industry-could-face-100m-bill-under-business-rate-changes

UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes
Industry bodies say proposals will force site closures, slow investment and cost drivers up to £300 a year more

How facial recognition software rejects people with facial differences, who number an estimated 100M worldwide, blocking them from accessing essential services (Matt Burgess/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/when-face-recognition-doesnt-know-your-face-is-…

When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services.

YouTube terminates Screen Culture and KH Studio, two large channels that used AI to create fake movie trailers; the platform earlier suspended the channels' ads (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/12/youtube-terminates-scr…

YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions
YouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers.

YouTube terminates Screen Culture and KH Studio, two large channels that used AI to create fake movie trailers; the platform earlier suspended the channels' ads (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/12/youtube-terminates-scr…

YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions
YouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers.