“Worse, the Order opens the door to an assault on the Station’s license, while the Commission searches for a legal pretext to achieve its desired goal. This effort to suppress speech under the guise of bureaucratic process must not prevail.”
“The Order” refers to the FCC initiating the early license renewal.
Yeah, about that…
FCC Chair Brendan Carr immediately responded in an X post, making it clear that the early renewal is not for “no reason,” but due to a year-long investigation into Disney’s alleged racist and sexist employment practices.
“The FCC has been investigating Disney for over a year now after reports surfaced alleging that it had been discriminating against people based on race, gender, or other protected characteristics in violation of federal nondiscrimination laws,” Carr wrote.
He added that the “allegations include concerns about Disney hiring, promoting, compensating, and providing or denying workplace opportunities based on protected characteristics.”
Carr explained that Disney’s “responses to the agency’s investigation had been disingenuous, deficient, and improper.”
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