"Generally speaking, arcane and mostly unenforced FCC rules are not the province of late night talk shows. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr seems intent on changing that, though; not long after causing a ruckus that briefly took Jimmy Kimmel off the air, his vague threats appear to have been enough to convince CBS to tell Stephen Colbert not to air an interview. Which, of course, became a whole thing."
"On this episode of The Vergecast (which we recorded and published a day early both because of the news and because Nilay has a vacation to go on), David and Nilay open the show with an extra-large installment of Brendan Carr is a Dummy. We talk through the timeline of the Colbert / CBS back-and-forth, once again attempt to explain how the equal time rule actually works, and wonder exactly how far Carr's chilling effect will be allowed to go."
Brendan Carr leveraged vague threats tied to arcane FCC rules to influence broadcast decisions, briefly taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air and persuading CBS to block a Stephen Colbert interview. The Colbert/CBS timeline raises questions about application of the equal time rule and the potential chilling effect of regulatory pressure. Meta appears to be preparing a facial-recognition feature for smart glasses that prompts privacy concerns and skepticism about whether it should exist. Apple may launch new iPads and Macs in early March, though reported consumer AI gadgets likely will not appear. Additional topics include Tesla's self-driving safety record, Samsung phones, and a robovac security flaw.
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