ABC Claims FCC’s License Review Is a Political Censorship Push
TL;DR
ABC argues in a 119-page filing that the FCC’s review of eight Disney-owned ABC TV licenses amounts to attempted censorship and a chilling effect, tying the move to administration and Trump-era pressure on media coverage; FCC Chair Brendan Carr defends enforcement as a fitness-based authority rather than speech policing, while ABC points to bipartisan criticism and a wave of public comments warning against politicized licensing.
- ABC accuses FCC of ‘attempted censorship’ Politico
- ABC Formally Rebukes F.C.C. for Review of TV Licenses The New York Times
- ABC accuses FCC of retaliating over its news coverage qz.com
- Disney and ABC argue Trump administration is reviewing licenses as punishment The Washington Post
- ABC says FCC seeks to intimidate network over news coverage Reuters
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