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She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired
Huo Jingnan, NPR
Alexandra is one of many people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer's death. She described the online mob that got her fired as "state-sponsored censorship."
Oct 11, 2025, 9:00 AM
When He’s Not Busy Censoring Comedians, Brendan Carr Is Eliminating Free Wi-Fi For Poor Rural School Kids
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Brendan Carr has received ample attention for his recent failed attempt to ban a comedian and trample the First Amendment, something he’s facing several fledgling investigations over. But that disaster class in shitty governance shouldn’t overshadow all the o…
Oct 6, 2025, 12:25 PM
DOJ Demands Removal Of ICEBlock App; Why Are The ‘Free Speech Warriors’ Suddenly So Quiet?
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
For years now, the MAGA crowd has been absolutely convinced that the Biden administration engaged in the most egregious censorship campaign in American history. They’ve waved around the Murthy v. Missouri case as proof that Biden officials illegally pressured…
Oct 3, 2025, 6:08 PM
‘South Park’ Tortures FCC Chair Brendan Carr in New Episode
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
It’s pretty clear what Trey Parker and Matt Stone think about television’s top censor
Sep 25, 2025, 4:15 AM
Brendan Carr Is A Shameless Liar: Now Pretending He Didn’t Break The Law And Censor Comedians Critical Of His Dim, Unpopular Boss
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Brendan Carr is fairly typical of a far right wing zealot, in that he has absolutely no compulsion about lying, constantly, about everything. The latest case in point: Brendan Carr is trying to pretend he didn’t abuse FCC power and break the law to try and ce…
Sep 24, 2025, 7:32 PM
YouTube Gives the Right Wing What it Wants, Says Biden Admin ‘Pressed’ it to Remove Content
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
It'll also reinstate accounts banned for spreading misinformation.
Sep 24, 2025, 1:45 PM
Jimmy Kimmel’s return showed the potential — and limits — of celebrity resistance
Christian Paz, Vox
Our great national censorship nightmare is over — but only for about three-quarters of the ABC stations in America. Jimmy Kimmel was back on the air Tuesday night after Disney, the parent company of ABC, reversed its decision last week to suspend his talk sho…
Sep 24, 2025, 10:13 AM
Trump Supporters Are Lying About Biden ‘Censorship’ To Justify Brendan Carr’s Unconstitutional Kimmel Threats
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Trump supporters cycled through increasingly desperate explanations for why the Jimmy Kimmel situation was totally legitimate. First came the absurd “low ratings” defense—because sure, networks routinely cancel shows minutes before taping due to sudden rating…
Sep 23, 2025, 5:47 PM
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Is Back Following Disney Boycott
Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku
Jimmy Kimmel's late night show was suspended after comments he made about Charlie Kirk's murder The post Jimmy Kimmel Live! Is Back Following Disney Boycott appeared first on Kotaku.
Sep 22, 2025, 7:55 PM
Now ‘South Park’ Fans Really Do Believe Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Explanation For The Delay
Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com
Stone claimed that, if he really was censored, we would have heard about it by now
Sep 22, 2025, 4:00 PM
DeepSeek Model ‘Nearly 100% Successful’ at Avoiding Controversial Topics
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
Huawei chipped in on the censorship effort.
Sep 20, 2025, 5:50 PM
Kimmel’s suspension shows media censorship is a structural problem
Jeff Cohen, Salon
It's not just Donald Trump. Huge corporate power is also muzzling comedians
Sep 20, 2025, 10:15 AM
This is how Trump ends democracy
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — the direct result of an FCC threat to pull the licenses of networks that aired him — has shown us how authoritarianism can come to America. I mean this literally. The specific threats that Federal Communications Commission head Bre…
Sep 19, 2025, 6:10 PM
How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
It’s fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe’s on the other foot. For years, we’ve been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign manipulation on social media was “censorship” and a violation of Americans…
Sep 19, 2025, 5:50 PM
The right’s big lie about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
Eric Levitz, Vox
The Trump administration is openly coercing media organizations into suppressing speech that it does not like. On Monday night, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel (irresponsibly) seemed to suggest that Charlie Kirk’s killer had conservative sympathies, before …
Sep 19, 2025, 2:26 PM
ABC Takes Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments, Prompting Wave of Support for Host
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork
Public figures have expressed outrage after the FCC’s director threatened ABC with reprisals if it did not act on a Kimmel joke suggesting Kirk’s shooter was part of “the MAGA gang”
Sep 18, 2025, 2:13 PM
Jimmy Kimmel show is pulled by ABC after comments about the Charlie Kirk killing
NPR Staff, NPR
The move follows an appearance by the FCC commissioner, who criticized Kimmel's recent monologue.
Sep 18, 2025, 3:40 AM
Cowardly Disney Caves To Brendan Carr’s Bogus Censorial Threats, Pulling Jimmy Kimmel
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
There are multiple ways into this story, but almost all of the reporting on what’s happened claims that Disney pulled talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s show “indefinitely” over comments that Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk. But that leads most people to assume tha…
Sep 18, 2025, 12:36 AM
A Terrible Precedent Continues By Taking Kimmel Off Air Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
The American right wing has established total cultural dominance
Sep 18, 2025, 12:10 AM
Nexstar’s Decision To Drop Jimmy Kimmel’s Show From Its ABC Stations Indefinitely Comes As It Seeks FCC Approval For Major Merger
Ted Johnson and Dade Hayes, Deadline
UPDATED: Nexstar’s decision to pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel’s show from its ABC stations “for the foreseeable future” comes amid furor over the host’s comments...
Sep 17, 2025, 10:23 PM
With Looming CBS Hire Of Bari Weiss, Two Of The Four Major U.S. Networks Will Now Be Right Wing Propaganda Mills
Karl Bode, Techdirt
For fifty years or so, U.S. media academics warned anybody who would listen about the perils of letting your media companies consolidate in the hands of a bunch of rich assholes and giant, amoral corporations. Not only did America ignore those recommendations…
Sep 9, 2025, 12:31 PM
USTA Asks Broadcasters To Censor Any Protests To Dear Leader At US Open
Ed Scarce, Crooksandliars.com
Trump is to attend the match on Sunday as a guest of Rolex, the Swiss watchmaker and major sponsor of the tournament. It's thought that Rolex has a keen interest in convincing Trump to lower tariffs on Switzerland. And because the television broadcasters in t…
Sep 7, 2025, 4:15 PM
Broadcasters Asked to Censor Reaction to Trump’s Attendance at US Open
Scoop Harrison, Consequence.net
The USTA sent a memo to broadcasters asking them "to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President's attendance in any capacity." Broadcasters Asked to Censor Reaction to Trump’s Attendance at US Open Scoop Harrison
Sep 7, 2025, 2:10 AM
US Open Asks Broadcasters To Censor Reaction To Donald Trump
Adam Zagoria, Contributor, Adam Zagoria, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/, Forbes
US Open Asks Broadcasters To Censor Reaction To Donald Trump
Sep 7, 2025, 12:10 AM