The Federal Communications Commission said it plans to open an investigation into cable and internet giant Comcast Corp. and its NBCUniversal subsidiary over diversity, equity and inclusion programs,

FCC Chair Carr, a Trump appointee, has said he will investigate PBS and NPR, which both receive government funding, to see if government rules around the naming of financial sponsors on the air has been violated.

The head of the Federal Communications Commission said he is seeking an investigation of NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast over the firm's corporate diversity initiatives. In a post on X, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he is concerned the companies "may be promoting invidious forms of DEI that do not comply with FCC regulations & civil rights laws.