Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/gettyimages-2262365040.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The FCC has <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/media-bureau-grants-paramount-global-section-310b4-pdr">announced</a> it's <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/fcc-approves-foreign-funding-paramount-warner-deal">waiving its rules</a> limiting foreign equity ownership to 25 percent in the Paramount-Warner Bros. case and will allow three sovereign wealth funds run by the governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to own <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-bros-1236866217/">49.5 percent</a> of the company. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">During Brendan Carr's tenure, the FCC has <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/973289/abc-fcc-early-license-renewal-opposition">repeatedly threatened ABC</a>, tried to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/881174/brendan-carrs-fcc-is-going-after-the-view-for-its-james-talarico-interview">block stations</a> from airing interviews with Democrats, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/781148/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-monologue-brendan-carr-censorship-first-amendment">censored</a> late-night TV hosts, and tried to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/650664/fcc-brendan-carr-abrego-garcia-coverage-threats">bully journalists</a>. However, it seems to have no qualms with repressive foreign governments owning a significant stake in a giant American media conglomerate. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In its ruling, the FCC defended the decisio …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/997416/brendan-carr-fcc-foreign-governments-paramount">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>