"We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or, you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead on Wednesday."
"After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn't like,"
"This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it."
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned that media companies could face additional FCC action if they did not address Jimmy Kimmel’s conduct, saying companies must change or face consequences. Telecom company Nexstar stopped carrying Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and ABC suspended the show indefinitely after Kimmel misled his audience about the shooter’s political allegiance. The moves sparked debate over whether the actions were accountability for poor performance or coercive pressure from the federal government. A former president characterized the threats as dangerous government coercion that risks violating the First Amendment and urged media firms not to capitulate. The firing of columnist Karen Attiah added controversy, with no evidence of federal involvement.
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