Trump's pick to run the FCC wants to restrict the editorial discretion of social media platforms

Brendan Carr has served as a Republican FCC commissioner since his appointment in August 2017 .

Carr 's agenda for "reining in Big Tech" includes new FCC rules aimed at restricting liability protection offered by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act .

Carr also supports regulations that would "impose transparency rules on Big Tech," he says.

Carr is not a fan of Section 230 , says federal courts have interpreted the law's protections too broadly.

He favors Texas -style legislation "ensuring that Internet companies no longer have carte blanche to censor protected speech" Carr 's view of the government's role in promoting "a diversity of viewpoints" is "not shared uniformly by all conservatives".

Trump complained that CBS edited a 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris to make her seem more cogent than she actually was.

After Trump 's ABC debate with Harris , he argued that the moderators fact-checked him but not her.

Unlike other news sources, broadcasters are subject to FCC content regulation, including the prohibition of "broadcast news distortion".