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If he is unwilling then why did he say this "“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said.
by Braxton1980 1y ago
If he is unwilling then why did he say this
"“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."
It's still censorship even if the FCC has regulatory ability. Censorship is a type of action.
If the FCC bans porn before 10pm that's still censorship. You can argue whether it's justified or not
- SilverElfin 1y ago> It's still censorship even if the FCC has regulatory ability. Censorship is a type of action. > If the FCC bans porn before 10pm that's still censorship. You can argue whether it's justified or not I agree with both of these statements. But I don’t think that contradicts my point necessarily. I’m saying his approach is to do things that are censorship but are also legal, but to refuse to do things that are illegal even if there is political pressure to do so. I also noted in one of my other comments (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45284283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45284283) that I think it is unfortunate that the FCC has the authority to regulate content at all.
- Braxton1980 1y agoThe Communications act of 1934 which gives the FCC regulatory power specifically states it doesn't have the power to censor speech. There are only court rulings that allow censorship of obscene material and the like