Posted on 03/08/2025 11:51:50 AM PST by Morgana
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr is asking the CEOs of Alphabet and Google for answers regarding possible discrimination against faith-based programming.
YouTube TV is allegedly refusing to carry Great American Family, and Carr posted a letter online Friday addressed to Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, Inc. and Neal Mohan of Google, Deadline reported.
According to Carr, Great American Media complained to him about the issue. He did note that several networks including Comcast and Hulu do carry the network.
The chairman explained that Google launched YouTubeTV in 2017. The Deadline article said, “Carr acknowledged the limitations on the FCC’s authority over virtual MVPDs compared to cable distributors, as program carriage rules apply to traditional television. The FCC has had multiple open proceedings to expand the regulatory framework to virtual MVPDs like YouTube TV, Carr noted.”
His letter reads in part:
Importantly, these allegations of faith-based discrimination come at a time when American public discourse has experienced an unprecedented surge in censorship. In too many cases, tech companies silenced individuals for doing nothing more than expressing themselves online and in the digital town square. Therefore, I am writing to determine whether YouTube TV has a policy or practice that favors discrimination against faith-based channels.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I’ve always thought it was weird that Catholic churches don’t show up in my Google Maps timeline. You can spend 10 minutes in a taqueria, and it shows in your timeline. You can spend 90 minutes in a Catholic Church, and it doesn’t show up.
I’ve never noticed this but I’ll look out for it.
Content policies drenched in effeminacy make talking about trenchant issues in plain language impossible without being de-platformed.
Just ask Catholic commentator Anthony Stine of YouTube channel Return to Tradition. The linguistic hoops he jumps to, to avoid triggering long-known algorithmic sensitivities (he typically makes a show of going through them) are genuinely hilarious, and are themselves just about worth the price of admission, putting to one side his substantive content (which is top notch).
Google = EVIL
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