FCC, Disney and Censorship

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Disney's ABC challenges FCC, escalating fight over free speech
Disney’s ABC is forcefully resisting FCC efforts to regulate its programming over free speech concerns after the agency unusually called in licenses of eight Disney television stations for early revie...

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An FCC commissioner tells Disney the agency is on a campaign to censor it
Trump Administration Aims Broad Censorship Campaign at Disney, FCC Commissioner Says
FCC commissioner joins Disney’s free-speech fight
Walt Disney Co. has picked up a vocal ally in its fight against the Federal Communications Commission: one of the panel’s three commissioners.

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Disney Is ‘Choosing Courage Over Capitulation’ in Face of Trump Administration’s ‘Weaponization’ of FCC to Attack Jimmy Kimmel and ‘The View,’ Democratic Commissioner Says
Disney’s Free Speech Battle Against Trump Is ‘A Fight Worth Having,’ Democratic FCC Commissioner Says
Democratic FCC commissioner tells Disney that Trump admin engaging in ‘sustained’ censorship campaign
Last month, Republican FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ordered an unusual early review of licenses for Disney’s eight ABC stations.

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FCC Commissioner Declares Trump Admin Has Turned Her Agency Into ‘Censorship’ Weapon in Stunning Letter Urging Disney Not to Bow
Commissioner Warns Disney’s Josh D’Amaro That FCC Has Been Weaponized Against ABC: “The Process Is The Punishment”

Democratic FCC commissioner tells Disney it is the target of a ‘censorship’ campaign

Disney and ABC are the targets of a “campaign of censorship” orchestrated by the Trump administration’s FCC, the lone Democrat on the panel said.
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Read: Full text of FCC’s probe into Disney’s ABC affiliates over Jimmy Kimmel

Read the full text of the FCC's probe into Disney and ABC's licenses after President Donald Trump slammed Jimmy Kimmel for a joke about his wife being a widow The post READ: Full Text of FCC’s Probe Into Disney’s ABC Affiliates Over Jimmy Kimmel first appeared on Mediaite.
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Jimmy Kimmel could cost Disney their ABC broadcast license?

Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about Melania Trump being a widow soon, and now ABC is under intense scrutiny from the FCC.

FCC to direct Disney-owned TV stations to file early license renewals, source says

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to issue an order Tuesday directing Disney's eight owned-and-operated television stations to file their broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule,
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Disney “Confident” As FCC Launches Early Review of Broadcast TV Licenses

The review comes in the wake of President Trump calling for late night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired, though it appears tied to Disney's DEI practices, not his show. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The Federal Communications Commission has launched an early ...