HomeTechnologyABC and Disney accuse Trump admin of violating First Amendment rights

ABC and Disney accuse Trump admin of violating First Amendment rights

TechnologyMay 8, 2026
1 min read
ABC and Disney accuse Trump admin of violating First Amendment rights
ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of violating its First Amendment rights by making "major shifts in policy and practice" that the network claims will chill free speech. The
Reading Settings
Digital photo illustration of FCC chair Brendan Carr.

ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of violating its First Amendment rights by making "major shifts in policy and practice" that the network claims will chill free speech.

The network is asking the FCC to "affirm its long-standing approach to the bona fide news interview exemption" for daytime talk show The View, and the agency's support of "public interest services provided by broadcast stations." ABC says that a series of actions from the FCC "suggests that the Commission is implementing major shifts in policy and practice," and that "requires the action of the full Commission and the oversight of the courts." The …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Source: The Verge

Share this article

Related Articles

The AI Notetaker Has Been Invited to All the Meetings
Aug 054 hours ago

The AI Notetaker Has Been Invited to All the Meetings

Wispr Flow, a popular dictation tool, has released a live notetaker that transcribes and summarizes meetings. It joins a growing wave of AI notetakers for the workplace.

6a72127c679c5abd64d0c57a5 min read
Read More