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Jimmy Kimmel Pulled “Indefinitely” By ABC After Over Charlie Kirk Comments (deadline.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/usa@lemmy.ml
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[–] 73 points 11 months ago (2 children)

All the mainstream media organizations have effectively capitulated to fascism, at this point. They can and should be fighting this from a 1st amendment standpoint. The only reason they aren't, is because this is what they stand for.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    The first amendment doesn't protect them from their advertisers. Unilever and coke don't want their names attached to anything that pisses off 1/3rd of the country. Its the same reason YouTube is so sanitized now.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    This was apparently the FCC chair, threatening them with retribution. That is illegal.

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Can we please stop pretending anyone who matters gives a single shit about the law?

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago*

    Seems like the real issue is the conglomerate that owns the affiliates

    The stunning dropping of Kimmel comes mere minutes after Nexstar axed his late night show on the 32 ABC affiliates it owns out of a total of 200 stations throughout the nation.

    And, of course, Nexstar has an acquisition currently pending which needs FCC approval

    https://apnews.com/article/nexstar-tegna-newsnation-cw-trump-c1743d55103a809ea31c5c7c7c4c0c87

    I wonder how much $TRUMP the CEO of Nextstar owns....

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Then be pissier and louder.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Unilever and coke don't want their names attached to anything that pisses off 1/3rd of the country.

    Hmmm, but which third is it that they don't want to piss off? Because they only seem to care about the alt-reich third of the country.

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