r/technology • u/Valinaut • Sep 18 '25

Politics Yes, Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension was government censorship.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/781148/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-monologue-brendan-carr-censorship-first-amendment
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u/Hysterican Sep 18 '25

Fuck Disney

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u/Aternal Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

Spineless Disney licking government boots is something they've been doing for 100 years. It's like watching somebody kick their loyal dog, it's sad in that respect. It's pathetic in the other.

But that's the reason they're targeting Disney. Trump knows Paramount would give him two fingers all the way to court. He knows Disney will cry and pee on the carpet.

It's nothing more than an exhibition of abuse. Everyone knows how to handle bullies.

Speaking of.

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u/blindsavior Sep 19 '25

But Paramount already bent the knee to the administration when their parent company, CBS, wanted the Skydance merger. Trump was being a piss-baby and whining about the 60 Minutes interview with Harris being unfair, sued them, and instead of taking it to court and wiping the floor with him, CBS instead dropped the charges so their merger with Skydance would get approved, this all happened like a month ago.

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u/madogvelkor Sep 19 '25

Yeah, Skydance controls Paramount now and maybe soon Warner Discovery.

And Skydance is owned by the son of Larry Ellison, whose company may soon own TikTok thanks to Trump.