Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  What to know about Trump's FCC pick  President-elect Trump tapped Brendan Carr to be the next chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), teeing the agency up for a likely clash with tech and media companies he has accused of “censoring” conservative views. © Greg Nash  Carr, an FCC commissioner since 2017, could try to usher in drastic change to the agency when it comes to tech and broadcast companies’ freedoms, experts said.    The FCC is an independent agency regulating TV and radio broadcasters, telephone and internet service providers and satellites.    Carr’s journey at the FCC began more than 10 years ago in 2012 as a staffer. He served as a legal adviser for former FCC Chair Ajit Pai, a Republican, for three years until 2017, when he became the agency’s general counsel.     Trump appointed Carr to be a commissioner in 2017, and he was nominated again by President Biden to a term running through 2029. The FCC can have no more than three members of one political party under federal law.    Trump on Sunday said Carr has “fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms and held back our Economy.”    “He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America,” he added.    An outspoken critic of leading social media companies, Carr is expected to attempt to rein in Big Tech’s power, especially if Section 230 immunity provisions are rolled back by Congress.    Read more about Carr in a full report at TheHill.com.   Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter, we're Julia Shapero and Miranda Nazzaro — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.   Essential Reads  How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future:   1 in 5 get news from social media influencers: Pew poll  About 1 in 5 Americans say they get their news from social media influencers, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.  Of the 21 percent of adults who said they get their news from influencers on social media, the split was roughly even across parties. The same can’t be said for age, as 37 percent of adults under 30 said influencers are a source of news, compared to 26 percent of adults aged 30-49 and 15 percent …  Full Story   Netflix says 60 million watched Tyson, Paul fight About 60 million households tuned in to watch a prime-time prize fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on Friday, Netflix said over the weekend. The main event peaked at 65 million concurrent streams, the company said, up 10 million from the nearly 50 million households globally that tuned in live for the co-main event of Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano. The fight was far and away the most-watched live event of the weekend …  Full Story   The Onion CEO explains Infowars purchase amid Alex Jones’s claims about auction The Onion CEO Ben Collins confirmed that the publication purchased Alex Jones’s Infowars outlet in a Saturday series of posts on the social media platform Bluesky amid Jones’s claims of wrongdoing and illegal activity.   “I just wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest website on the internet,” Collins wrote.  “The long and short of …  Full Story   EU fines Meta over $840 million for ‘abusive practices’ favoring Facebook Marketplace Meta received a fine of over $840 million on Wednesday for breaching the European Union’s antitrust rules as it relates to market domination after three years of legal proceedings. The multinational company was penalized for tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook according to the release.  The feature allows Meta to use data generated by other advertisers on …  Full Story   The Refresh  News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics:   Altman to co-chair SF mayor transition team OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will co-chair San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie's transition team, alongside nine other city leaders, TechCrunch reported.   Trump team eyes framework for self-driving cars President-elect Trump's transition team wants the Department of Transportation to prioritize creating a federal framework for autonomous vehicles, a move expected to benefit Trump ally and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Bloomberg reported.   On Our Radar  Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law will hold a hearing on "Big Hacks & Big Tech: China's Cybersecurity Threat" Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET. The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security will hold a hearing on "Protecting Consumers from Artificial Intelligence Enabled Fraud and Scams" Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET.   What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: Texas Democrats at a crossroads after devastating election Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means for their long-term plans … Read more 2 women tell Ethics panel Gaetz paid them for sex: Attorney Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid them to have sex, according to the attorney representing … Read more   What Others are Reading  Opinions related to tech submitted to The Hill: An Elon Musk-inspired pivot to Mars would be a mistake To succeed, modern tech needs updated patent law  Thanks to AI, Apple’s China problem is only getting worse     You're all caught up. 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