Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
The FCC has ordered Disney's eight ABC owned-and-operated television stations to file for early license renewal — two to five years ahead of schedule — following Jimmy Kimmel's joke about First Lady Melania Trump. Legal scholars and First Amendment advocates argue the action constitutes unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, while the FCC frames it as part of an ongoing investigation into Disney's DEI practices. The move has no modern precedent against a major broadcast network and echoes Nixon-era attempts to use license renewal as leverage against critical press coverage.