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The FCC does not have the legal right to threaten him for what he said
by queenkjuul 1y ago
The FCC does not have the legal right to threaten him for what he said
- FredPret 1y agoThat seems correct to me as well, but is it really? I think they're making an argument related to misinformation / lying about a crime, which apparently is against the terms of ABC's broadcast license. I'm evidently not a lawyer.
- queenkjuul 1y agoThey threatened local affiliates' licenses if they didn't pull the show, which isn't making a formal complaint against ABC for misinformation. I'm obviously not a lawyer but nothing about the FCC making informal threats to coerce self censorship seems remotely legal, beyond the fact Kimmel obviously didn't lie about anything