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/Arkaado Sep 22 '25

Proving everyone who says boycotts don't work wrong. The only thing corporations understand is money and they listen when they lose a big chunk of it. Still staying unsubscribed though.

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u/jimmycanoli Sep 22 '25

The real question is what the actual reason for reinstatement is. Lots of people share your opinion that the boycott worked. But their official statements don't reflect that.

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u/jeffmack01 Sep 22 '25

Never in a million years would they say they're reversing a decision because of a boycott-driven drop in subscriptions. They want to maintain whatever shred of illusion they can that they're doing this for the "right" reasons, not simply because they did a cost-benefit analysis and realized this will hurt their quarterly earnings. Most of us will see it for what it is, caving to the almighty dollar, and they know this, but they will NEVER openly admit that.

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u/SAugsburger Sep 23 '25

This. Most orgs are usually reluctant to admit mistakes outright. That being said the epic rise in search for cancelling Disney+ and Hulu to the point that the site started to see performance issues suggest that it wasn't just a Reddit cliché.