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The Trump FCC is at war with the First Amendment

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The Verge's Nilay Patel is the editor-in-chief of The Verge and a tech journalist.

In this episode, we discuss the impact of the new FCC chair Brendan Carr's attack on free speech.

This week , The Associated Press was barred from a White House event because the AP Stylebook says reporters should refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its original name, not the “Gulf of America,” like President Donald Trump wants.

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