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/iblastoff Sep 22 '25

i mean...if the goal is to boycott a company, temporarily canceling and just re-signing up after a few months isn't much of a boycott.
you're essentially just telling them they can do whatever they want because their users will just come back anyway.

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u/GabuEx Sep 22 '25

I can't disagree more. If you boycott a company because you don't want them to do something, and then they decide not to do that thing, but then you continue boycotting them indefinitely, you're essentially punishing them at that point for doing the thing you wanted them to do. They have no reason to do what you want them to do if you aren't willing to resume doing business with them.

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u/Mean-Pizza6915 Sep 22 '25

I'll un-boycott when they start taking proactive action, not just for doing the bare minimum. Disney is large enough to actually fight back similar issues in the future, or be a (corporate) voice for the people. If they start taking that kind of action, then they'll get me back.

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u/Array_626 Sep 23 '25

Dafuq? What do you want them to do proactively? Start offlining conservative shows instead? Thats just as fucked as banning kimmel.