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ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death (apnews.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (8 children)

The article says ABC suspended the show voluntarily applauded by government. Shitty? Sure. Illegal? Not clearly.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    “Voluntarily“ after the FCC threatened them. You know the FCC is part of the government, don’t you?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    And where in that article is that information?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Earlier in the day, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called Kimmel’s comments “truly sick” and said his agency has a strong case for holding Kimmel, ABC and network parent Walt Disney Co. accountable for spreading misinformation. He said the comic appeared to be making an intentional effort to mislead the public that Kirk’s assassin was a right-wing Trump supporter.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Is every censorship action that the FCC takes illegal under the first amendment? If not, how is this one clearly a deviation from their normal censorship?

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