Entities
4 entries in Fcc CensorshipCBS / Paramount Skydance
Media conglomerate that preemptively censored Colbert's interview with Talarico before the FCC changed any rules — then released a statement contradicting Colbert's account without consulting him.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The federal agency responsible for regulating broadcast media, weaponized under Chairman Brendan Carr to pressure media companies into silencing critics of the Trump administration.
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
First Amendment advocacy organization whose chief counsel condemned the FCC's selective enforcement as 'naked partisanship' and accused Carr of becoming the speech police he once opposed.
Texas Democratic Party
The state party whose 2026 Senate primary was thrust into national spotlight when CBS blocked Colbert's interview with frontrunner James Talarico, inadvertently generating millions in free publicity.