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ABC and Disney heard our voices, but broadcasters Nexstar and Sinclair still refuse to air Jimmy Kimmel’s show.

Join a protest at Nexstar’s offices: https://events.boycottdisneyabc.com/?utm_source=indivisible

Tell your representative to investigate government censorship and the FCC: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/censorship-investigations-now/?source=mastodon

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Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

On September 17th, ABC/Disney announced it was indefinitely suspending the late-night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, supposedly in response to comments in his monologue regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk. However, the events preceding the suspension lay bare the authoritarian bullying and censorship at play. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr, in an appearance on right-wing influencer Benny Johnson’s podcast, threatened to revoke the licenses of any station that aired Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Hours later, one of the largest ABC affiliate conglomerates, Nexstar Media Group, announced its local stations were pulling Kimmel’s show off the air. Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest ABC affiliate group, announced similar action. This appears blatantly unconstitutional—as FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez has explicitly acknowledged. Congress must exercise its oversight authority by launching immediate investigations. Tell your Member of Congress to haul in Brendan Carr, and executives from Disney and ABC’s affiliates to testify under oath about this corrupt crackdown on dissent.

Senator Warren on Twitter: “Nexstar, the largest TV broadcaster, needs Donald Trump's approval for a $6 billion deal. If approved, Nexstar would control TV stations reaching 80% of households - violating the cap set by Congress to protect against monopolies. This censorship of Kimmel reeks of corruption.”

Evan Genest

@mistergenest@c.im replied · 6 days ago

@indivisibleteam
It's working.
People in Germany are talking about it:

"Boycott spree: When consumers protest, companies give in. But can the company influence, end regimes, stop Trump? There are many successful examples in history: from the Boston Tea Party to the Shell boycott."

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/konsum-boykott-verbraucher-protest-100.html

(Anyone sprechen die deutsche? Podcast is in German language...)
#nokings #boycott #buycott #fascism

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