Trump's DOJ Antitrust Nominee Adam Candeub Wants to Ban Online Porn and Prosecute Big Tech

President Donald Trump has nominated Adam Candeub, currently FCC general counsel, to lead antitrust enforcement at the Department of Justice. Candeub has authored a Heritage Foundation report calling for criminalizing online pornography to protect marriage and promote human flourishing, and he advocates reviving historical obscenity laws like the Comstock Act. He also proposes using antitrust enforcement against Big Tech, taking into account social media's effect on happiness. Candeub was a key player in the first Trump administration's effort to repeal Section 230. Critics warn his agenda extends beyond pornography to broader government control over lawful online expression and privacy.

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