FCC Chairman Carr Questions YouTube TV Alleged 'Faith' Discrimination

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is asking Google to address allegations that YouTube TV “marginalizes” faith-based programming. “I am writing because concerns have been raised with the FCC that YouTube TV discriminates against faith-based programming,” Chairman Carr said in a letter sent to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. Chairman Carr, who has loudly criticized large tech companies over their editorial policies, posted on X that the allegations against Google “come at a time when American public discourse has experienced an unprecedented—and unacceptable—surge in censorship.” Chairman Carr is asking the company to brief staff on the role of virtual multichannel video programming distributors and YouTube's carriage negotiations procedures, “including the potential role of viewpoint-based discrimination.” He pointed specifically to Great American Media, which he said claimed in a letter to him that YouTube TV “deliberately marginalizes faith-based and family-friendly content.”