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Trump and his FCC chair preached protecting free speech. The Jimmy Kimmel move shows they want to control it

NEWS ANALYSIS: Brendan Carr commits to the illusion of independence, but Trump’s threats to go after NBC next make the administration’s goals for the FCC clear, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

‘All they do is hit Trump’: President suggests networks should have licenses ‘taken away’ for being too critical

Comments come after Jimmy Kimmel show suspended following threats from Trump-appointed FCC commissioner

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Jon Stewart to host 'The Daily Show' in rare mid-week appearance a day after Kimmel suspension

Jon Stewart plans to host Thursday’s episode of “The Daily Show.”

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

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‘The First Amendment’: Barack Obama just obliterated Trump after he went full dictator and tried to silence Jimmy Kimmel

Donald Trump‘s war on critics has long blurred the line between political power and personal vendetta. However, his latest attempt to silence late-night host Jimmy Kimmel pushes that abuse into dangerous new territory.

The Mary Sue · Sep 18, 2025

Trump floats pulling TV licenses after Kimmel suspension

Trump said networks critical of him could lose licenses, echoing threats before Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

Axios · Sep 18, 2025

‘Censor-in-chief’: Trump-backed FCC chair at heart of Jimmy Kimmel storm

Brendan Carr says he supports free speech – but has gone after broadcasters he deems are not operating in the ‘public interest’

The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025

Who are Nexstar and Sinclair, the ABC affiliate owners who issued statements against Jimmy Kimmel

Two ABC affiliate owners spoke out against late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of ABC’s decision to suspend the presenter over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

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Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Fallout: Cancel Disney+ Searches Soar, Will Comcast Win With Fallon?

News that ABC, a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), suspended Jimmy Kimmel has shaken the entertainment industry, as President Donald Trump celebrates the move.

Benzinga · Sep 18, 2025

'Marvel Movies Need to Shutdown!': Kimmel Fans Cancel Disney+ as ABC Sparks Firestorm Over Suspension

Disney faces backlash after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live!, prompting Disney+ cancellations, #BoycottMarvel calls, and scrutiny over media influence, affiliate pressure, and regulatory oversight.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18, 2025

Exclusive: FCC commissioner criticizes administration for "weaponizing" agency's authority

Anna Gomez, the lone Democratic commissioner at the FCC, has been critical of chair Brendan Carr.

Axios · Sep 18, 2025

President Obama accuses the Trump administration of 'government coercion' after ABC takes Jimmy Kimmel off the air

The 44th U.S. president said media companies need to stand up instead of cave.

Fortune · Sep 18, 2025

Obama calls Jimmy Kimmel suspension "government coercion"

"After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level," Obama said.

Axios · Sep 18, 2025

The FCC Should Let Jimmy Kimmel Be

What the Trump administration is doing to late-night comedy is clearly jawboning.

Reason · Sep 18, 2025

Brendan Carr Flagrantly Abused His Powers To Cancel Jimmy Kimmel

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," the FCC chairman said, threatening to punish broadcasters for airing the comedian's show.

Reason · Sep 18, 2025

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The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025

Calls grow to boycott ABC owner Disney over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Critics say ‘authoritarianism isn’t coming – it’s already here’ amid widespread condemnation of talkshow’s suspension

Reason · Sep 18, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment

ABC is free to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show for whatever reason it wants to (at least unless there's some contractual… The post Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension isn’t cancel culture. It’s a five-alarm fire of censorship and capitulation

ANALYSIS: The ‘Free Speech’ crew are at it again, making sure nobody says anything — in their own words — ‘ideologically improper’, writes Holly Baxter

Fortune · Sep 18, 2025

First Kimmel, then Fallon and Meyers? A veteran TV scholar says late night can’t survive politics anymore — and today’s hosts must ‘tread carefully’

“We may be coming full circle," Robert Thompson of Syracuse University told Fortune, "back to a Carson-style, harmless late night—with NBC the last one standing.”

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The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025

Trump suggests punishing TV networks for ‘negative’ coverage amid outrage over Kimmel suspension

President says Jimmy Kimmel was ‘not a talented person’ as critics decry show’s suspension as an attack on free speech

The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced?

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free

Axios · Sep 18, 2025

What to know about the FCC chair who pushed broadcasters to drop Kimmel

FCC chair Brendan Carr pushed local broadcasters to drop Kimmel

Fortune · Sep 18, 2025

People are threatening to boycott Disney after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel: 'Let's do to Disney what we did to Target'

Many believe Kimmel's suspension, done in response to comments made about Charlie Kirk's assassination, is a violation of free speech.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Newsom takes down Hannity after he claims no ‘prominent conservative’ wanted Kimmel off-air

In July, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he hoped he played ‘a major part’ in late-night hosts losing their shows

The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025

House Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Hakeem Jeffries and five other leaders accuse Brendan Carr of ‘corrupt abuse of power’ after late-night show suspended

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing

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