cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46605116
April 28, 2026
Press freedom advocates on Tuesday forcefully condemned the Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission—and FCC Chair Brendan Carr in particular—for moving to challenge Disney-owned ABC’s broadcast licenses as President Donald Trump again pressures to network to fire late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel.
“The First Amendment and the FCC’s mandate do not permit the agency to use broadcast licenses as weapons to punish broadcasters for constitutionally protected content they air,” declared Freedom of the Press Foundation chief of advocacy Seth Stern.
I’ve been trying to enjoy American television while I still can. Soon Trump will control it all and anything with diversity will be buried
You got that right. American media will be North Korea with boobs.
and cars that blow up at the slightest knock! hell, even look at a car wrong and it explodes.