People are canceling their Disney+ and Hulu accounts and calling for a boycott in protest of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

"As people online debate cancel culture after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, some Disney critics are hitting the literal cancel button. Those angered by Disney-owned ABC's decision to take Kimmel off the air are turning to a new pressure point to express their anger at the House of Mouse: canceling their streaming subscriptions. Google searches for "cancel Disney Plus" and "cancel Hulu" have spiked in the days since the network's suspension of Kimmel, whose comments about Charlie Kirk's suspected shooter drew threats from FCC chair Brendan Carr."

"Gary and Cheryl Anderson called from their honeymoon. They canceled their Disney streaming bundle on Thursday over concerns of "freedom of speech," Cheryl said. "We don't even watch Jimmy Kimmel at all," Gary said. "Things that are supposed to be thought of as a given as it relates to American life, those things are being constantly trampled down." The Andersons have a long history of boycotts. Gary said that they stopped going to Publix and Papa John's over political issues. "We vote with our dollars," he said."

Angered viewers have begun canceling Disney and Hulu streaming subscriptions after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel following his comments about a suspected shooter, an action that prompted threats from FCC chair Brendan Carr. Online searches for how to cancel Disney+ and Hulu spiked and boycott calls proliferated on social media. Some subscribers, like Gary and Cheryl Anderson, canceled over perceived threats to freedom of speech and said they would not resubscribe. Other subscribers expressed disappointment in Disney's response even if they are not Kimmel viewers. Several cited broader consumption choices and longstanding boycott histories as reasons for canceling.

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