Image: Brendan Carr, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee oversight hearing in the US Capitol Building on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Jessica Corbett of Common Dreams reports: “US Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday joined a growing chorus of critics angered by the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of foreign investment in the company that would be created if Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are allowed to merge.

Led by Chair Brendan Carr, an appointee of President Donald Trump, the FCC on Thursday approved Paramount’s petition to allow foreign investors to hold over 25% of ownership. The commission concluded it would be in the “public interest” to greenlight a plan for 49.5% foreign ownership, including 38.5% from investment funds based in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…”

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