State Censorship. Trump’s goon at the FCC strong armed Disney. Where will this end?

[Callen]

...but no pressure on Fox over the despicable comments Kilmeade made. This is getting incredibly serious.

 

[Peter]

What difference does that make? The fact is the left created the FCC to license, control, and censor radio and tv stations. If the FCC didn't have the power to censor, then ABC would have sued. If you support licensing, then you support censorship.

But they didn't censor or control anything until Trump decided he had his feelings hurt.
Why set up an all powerful control system and then never use it and then have the opposition use it against your friends?
Seems a tad stupid to me.

 

[CaughtInThe]

It's not going to end and some MAGA kids/grandkids are going to get caught up in it.

They will be crushed.

 

[BabaVoss]

I suspect the fallout from this will be enormous and ongoing.
This may well cost Disney billions of dollars.
Personally, I just cancelled a planned trip to Disney World.
I hope many others do the same.

 

[PeteEU]

I suspect the fallout from this will be enormous and ongoing.
This may well cost Disney billions of dollars.
Personally, I just cancelled a planned trip to Disney World.
I hope many others do the same.

Doubt it can be worse than what the Canadians are already doing.

We have to face it, that unless the GOP grows a spine and do something about this...the US is now in the same classification as Russia and China when it comes to freedoms and liberty.

 

[BabaVoss]

Doubt it can be worse than what the Canadians are already doing.

Maybe, but it will be additive.

We have to face it, that unless the GOP grows a spine and do something about this...the US is now in the same classification as Russia and China when it comes to freedoms and liberty.

Sure seems so.
Make America Gag Again.

 

[aociswundumho]

But they didn't censor or control anything until Trump decided he had his feelings hurt.

Wrong. Consider the "fairness doctrine" created by the FCC in the 50s. Kennedy used it to silence conservative broadcasters and Nixon used it to censor media critical of vietnam.

Why set up an all powerful control system and then never use it and then have the opposition use it against your friends?
Seems a tad stupid to me.

If you support licensing then you support censorship. When they start licensing for posting on the internet, you'll be the first one to support it.

 

[Peter]

Wrong. Consider the "fairness doctrine" created by the FCC in the 50s. Kennedy used it to silence conservative broadcasters and Nixon used it to censor media critical of vietnam.



If you support licensing then you support censorship. When they start licensing for posting on the internet, you'll be the first one to support it.

Oh, you mean that doctrine that hasn't been in effect for decades in the US?
That one?
What of it?

You're the guy who's supporting Trump getting people fired for purely political speech.

 

[aociswundumho]

Oh, you mean that doctrine that hasn't been in effect for decades in the US?

This is the claim you made:

But they didn't censor or control anything until Trump decided he had his feelings hurt.

That's false. The FCC was created to allow censorship, and there are many example of it doing so:

The Communications Act of 1934 established that broadcasters had a responsibility to serve the "public interest, convenience, and necessity." This mandate gave the FCC the power to regulate content.

 

[Peter]

This is the claim you made:


That's false. The FCC was created to allow censorship, and there are many example of it doing so:

Did Biden or Obama move to have people fired for TV shows?

 

[Peter]

This is the claim you made:


That's false. The FCC was created to allow censorship, and there are many example of it doing so:

So, you want completely unregulated tv?
Porn at midday?
No restrictions on swearing?

 

[aociswundumho]

So, you want completely unregulated tv?
Porn at midday?
No restrictions on swearing?

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

 

[Quag]

Uhh, I have bad news for you:

It isn't going to end.

All things end eventually

 

[Bergslagstroll]

Trump also want to censur journalists in other countries.

"John Lyons from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) asked Trump how much wealthier he had become since returning to the White House in January during Trump's state visit to the UK.

"I don't know," Trump replied, saying his children handled the businesses. He added that he would tell Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about Lyons, adding "you set a very bad tone".

On Thursday, ABC said it was informed by the UK prime minister's press office that there was no longer space for it to attend a joint news conference with Trump and Sir Keir Starmer."

Trump clashes with Australian journalist over business deals in office

The US leader said the journalist was "hurting Australia very much" as he said he would meet the country's PM "very soon".

www.bbc.com

Just like he wants to pressure foreign companies to end DEI.

US demands that EU companies comply with anti-diversity order

US president Donald Trump has repeatedly taken aim at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes in the US, especially in government offices, claiming that they were discriminatory.

www.euronews.com

 

[Bergslagstroll]

...but no pressure on Fox over the despicable comments Kilmeade made. This is getting incredibly serious.

Yes it's extremely concerning how accepting the right is to violent rethoritic and violence. For example those who assaulted cops on January six were not only pardoned but also welcomed to the White House. While a rioter urging fellow rioters to kill cops is now considered a "valuable member" of the Justice department.

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5493197/doj-trump-jan-6-defendant-jared-wise-capitol-riot

Also how Trump have sent innocent people to be tortured in El Salvador.

U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records

The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they're all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of them.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Peter]

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

I think you'll find you're in a tiny minority with that view.

 

[aociswundumho]

I think you'll find you're in a tiny minority with that view.

That doesn't mean I'm wrong.

 

[Moderate Right]

Trump’s FCC successfully strong armed ABC to agree to censorship by the state.

A person with trump’s particular disability is predictable in one very important aspect. If you succumb to him once, he will want you to do it again.
And again.
And again.
He will never get enough to satisfy him.

We are heading down, folks. This is not good for the US.

.

Hopefully with that far left media being more fair and balanced instead of just one sided.

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

Excellent point!

Too bad no one bothers to ruminate on those points.
The Brendan Carr threats are a paper tiger and no one bothers to figure that out.
The affiliate stations are only worried about their quarterly bottom line so they do not want to push back....YET.
They refuse to recognize that this may be their only opportunity because nothing will stop Trump from setting up an entirely NEW "agency"...one not even approved by Congress.
Think DoGE for communications....totally unconstiutional because The Constitution no longer matters.

But indeed, right now there IS A WINDOW where stations could dare Carr to shut off their transmitters and yes, while there would be temporary pain, it would be minimal by comparison to
Trump's future Putin style massacre where all networks are simply erased and their assets and funds are vacuumed up by Trump cronies for recycling into a Vremya style fascist propaganda arm.

The temporary pain stations would endure would be offset by the monstrous backlash by antenna viewers, most of whom are likely Trump voters due to their fiscal and geographical demographics because like I said REPEATEDLY: Carr could shut off every TV transmitter in the country right now and 92 percent of the viewing public would not even be aware because their cable and satellite or their streaming would never be interrupted at all.

 

[WisconIndependent]

Trump’s FCC successfully strong armed ABC to agree to censorship by the state.

A person with trump’s particular disability is predictable in one very important aspect. If you succumb to him once, he will want you to do it again.
And again.
And again.
He will never get enough to satisfy him.

We are heading down, folks. This is not good for the US.

.

It will end with the death or our democracy and the single party government, that being the GOP/ Trump party.

 

[Roadvirus]

Our standing in the World Press Freedom Index is going to take a major hit again.

 

[Pound4abrown]

And The Police

and then you have the Brain Police

 

[Pound4abrown]

Why would they? It is what they wanted.

To be fair, it is what they THINK they wanted.
Once Trumpco runs out of enemies and starts eating its own, then they will be all up in their horrors and aghastment.
But not a moment before.

 

[Pound4abrown]

Doubt it can be worse than what the Canadians are already doing.

We have to face it, that unless the GOP grows a spine and do something about this...the US is now in the same classification as Russia and China when it comes to freedoms and liberty.

Living where I do, I have to tell you, even some (not all so lowercase "s"ome) Magas here are all up in their feelings about the fact that tourism from Canada, which usually funnels a lot of money into our economy (especially the coast/beaches) , was way WAY down this summer. Like pictures of the beaches this summer versus last summer are just depressing.
But you know, it is never DJT's fault. What trade war?

 

[W_Heisenberg]

Yes, because they're licensed by the FCC. Government licensing is something every leftist supports.

OH WOW LOOK ANOTHER SO CALLED LIBERTARIAN DEFENDING A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION BY THE TRUMP ADMIN. I AM SO SHOCKED.