# The FCC’s New Foreign-Made Toy Drone Exemption Is Comically Narrow

> The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) loosened restrictions on some Chinese-made drones this week, although only those that count as “toy drones” and only those that exist within a preposterously narrow definition…

- **Source:** [Petapixel](https://petapixel.com/2026/06/18/the-fccs-new-foreign-made-toy-drone-exemption-is-comically-narrow/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3446a5fe5465cf0f0bdd58)
- **Published:** 2026-06-18
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #drone
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3446a5fe5465cf0f0bdd58

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