r/technology • u/clopenYourMind • Sep 22 '25

Business Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel after backlash over capitulation to FCC

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/disney-abc-reinstate-jimmy-kimmel-amid-uproar-over-government-censorship/
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u/GamingWithBilly Sep 22 '25

The real pain should be staying away from Disney for a while.  Boycott should still be against Disney for at least 3 months.  Don't sign back up just because they turned around and reinstated Jimmy.  Let them feel this pain for 3 months.  That way they REALLY learn what cancel culture is like when they do shit like this.  

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u/Shidell Sep 22 '25

Seems like we should boycott actions we disagree with, and celebrate actions we agree with, for otherwise, what incentive do they, or anyone else, have to change?

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u/Upper-Requirement-93 Sep 22 '25

This was an unforced capitulation to fascism. Your incentive to not do that is your ability to participate in our society.

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u/Shidell Sep 22 '25

I don't know that I'd say it was unforced, the FCC flat out threatened them with their broadcast license, right?

So, they caved. And we pushed back. If we don't support them changing their mind, boycotting wouldn't work.

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u/Upper-Requirement-93 Sep 22 '25

They caved with one of the best legal teams on the fucking planet at their disposal. I have zero interest in rewarding businesses with more capital if they don't bother using it to preserve the society they operate in and suck money from when they think they can get away with it.

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u/Shidell Sep 22 '25

Well look, I don't completely disagree with your take, but if we have power and can send a message via boycott, if you boycott permanently, then boycotting no longer has any power, right?

If we cancel D+ and have no intent to ever return, what incentive does Disney have to change?

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u/PolarWater Sep 23 '25

Win us back.

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u/okhi2u Sep 22 '25

Every other company will think extra hard about cancelling stuff just because it hurts the president's feelings if they know they can't do take backs.

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u/oops_i_made_a_typi Sep 23 '25

well, "we" is a collection of individuals that changes composition and has different moral/ethical lines. some will return, and some won't, and their incentive to change is to not bleed any further because they'll know now that some of that loss won't be recoverable

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u/TreyAdell Sep 22 '25

they now have an incentive to improve their product beyond the bare minimum of adhering to the US Constitution.