An advocacy group has accused the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of not complying with a public records request regarding Chairman Brendan Carr's use of the Signal messaging service. Journalist Nina Burleigh and the group Frequency Forward filed a complaint in US District Court for the District of Columbia, claiming that the FCC has acted in bad faith by withholding documents related to their Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. They allege that the FCC redefined the search criteria without notifying the plaintiffs or the court and concealed the existence of Carr's Signal account used for government business. Frequency Forward previously sued the FCC, alleging wrongful withholding of agency records. In August 2025, a federal judge ordered the FCC to produce documents and criticized its vague response to the lawsuit.
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FCC Faces Allegations of Withholding Records Related to Chairman Carr's Messaging
The FCC is accused by an advocacy group of failing to comply with a public records request regarding Chairman Brendan Carr's use of the Signal messaging service. The group claims the FCC has withheld documents and redefined search criteria without proper notification. A federal judge previously ordered the FCC to produce documents related to this matter.
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