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FCC Gets 40K Comments, ACLU Sues Over QR-Code Probe

6/25/2026

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FCC Defends Sanctions

ABC aired a June 22 ad on “The View” urging QR-code scans, prompting the FCC to log 27,885 comments by June 23, over 40,000 by Wednesday, with the period ending July 6.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr defended the agency’s sanction authority, while former commissioners said the policy is unconstitutional.
The ACLU, Center for Democracy & Technology and other groups filed a joint complaint that the probe threatens decades of precedent and chills speech.

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Trump Attacks ABC

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on June 18, attacking ABC News’ Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool report and hinting at another lawsuit.
Freedom of the Press Foundation director Seth Stern said the FCC’s actions serve Trump’s agenda, calling the agency “a tool for the president.”
Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez warned Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro that leveraging individual station licenses is a dangerous misapplication of FCC authority.

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FCC Defends Sanctions

ABC aired a June 22 ad on “The View” urging QR-code scans, prompting the FCC to log 27,885 comments by June 23, over 40,000 by Wednesday, with the period ending July 6.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr defended the agency’s sanction authority, while former commissioners said the policy is unconstitutional.
The ACLU, Center for Democracy & Technology and other groups filed a joint complaint that the probe threatens decades of precedent and chills speech.

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