FCC专员批评CBS和Paramount遭封锁的采访, FCC commissioner criticizes CBS and Paramount over blocked interview, citing First Amendment concerns amid heightened media independence debates.

FCC专员Anna Gomez批评CBS和Paramount Skydance, 因为Stephen Colbert声称网络封锁了对得克萨斯州参议院候选人James Talarico的采访, 理由是担心违反公平竞争委员会的同等时间规则。 FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez criticized CBS and Paramount Skydance after Stephen Colbert claimed the network blocked an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, citing fears of violating the FCC’s equal-time rule. 尽管CBS表示仅建议谨慎，而非全面屏蔽，科尔伯特还是在YouTube上播出了该采访，吸引了数百万观看次数。 Though CBS said it only advised caution, not outright blocking, Colbert aired the interview on YouTube, where it drew millions of views. Gomez将这一决定称为对第一修正案权利的威胁,警告公司或对广播内容的政治压力。 Gomez called the decision a threat to First Amendment rights, warning against corporate or political pressure on broadcast content. 争议凸显了人们对媒体独立的日益关切, 特别是在公平竞争委员会(FCC)最近大力推行新闻和脱口秀同等时间规则, The controversy highlights growing concerns over media independence, especially amid the FCC’s recent push to enforce equal-time rules on news and talk shows—rules long exempted for such programming. 此举引起了两党的批评,法律专家和记者警告说,此举可能破坏新闻自由并导致政治干预。 The move has drawn bipartisan criticism, with legal experts and journalists warning it could undermine press freedom and enable political interference.