INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The first event is scheduled for Thursday and will be hosted by the Center for Democracy and Technology
The events will be open to the public and livestreamed when possible, and feature various speakers on free speech, media, and
Gomez is set to be the only Democrat on the FCC for at least a while
Carr is meanwhile pursuing news distortion investigations into CBS and ABC, and he has threatened Comcast with a similar probe into its
subsidiary NBC.Gomez's press release criticized Carr for these and other actions
"From investigating broadcasters for editorial decisions in their newsrooms, to harassing private companies for their fair hiring practices,
to threatening tech companies that respond to consumer demand for fact-checking tools, the FCC's actions have focused on weaponizing the
agency's authority to silence critics," Gomez's office said.Gomez previously criticized Carr for reviving news distortion complaints that
were dismissed shortly before Trump's inauguration
"We cannot allow our licensing authority to be weaponized to curtail freedom of the press," she said at the time.
