Nexstar Internal Memo Defends Pulling Jimmy Kimmel Show
Nexstar Internal Memo Defends Pulling Jimmy Kimmel Show: “No One Has An Unlimited Right To Say Whatever They Want On A Talk Show”
And why you need to continue to boycott.
It IS about the first amendment if they did it due to pressure from the government. That is the definition of a breach of free speech.
They're correct that it's not a 1A violation by Nexstar (or Disney or Sinclair). The First Amendment is about what the government can threaten to do to you for legal speech. Like what Brendan Carr and Donald Trump have done, among others.
You’re right corporations are not currently held liable for violations of the first amendment however I propose they should be as their power grows to match that of the government.
No. Just take away their power.
The problem isn't that we should hold corporations as powerful as the govt to the same standards as the govt; literally by definition, the govt wouldn't have the power to do that. The problem is that they are getting to powerful, and they should be broken up to prevent them from owning the govt, to promote competition and innovation, and to give consumers more alternatives to pick from.
Instead, they just own the govt.
But I want to be clear, no solution should ever involve holding a private entity "liable for violations of the first amendment", because that is itself a violation of the first amendment. A private entity can only control its own speech, and Nexstar refusing to broadcast Kimmel is them making a choice on their own speech. But if the govt can force a company to broadcast Kimmel, then it can also force them to broadcast harmful content, and we don't want that. What we want is competition.
This to me is the most damning point one can make against privitization.
In a world where everything is privately owned, your constitutional rights don't mean jack shit. That goes for 1A and 2A just the same. Communities here and reddit subs exemplify the often backwards and asinine policies go utterly contrary to any notion of free speech. Now apply that in life in general.
Corporations just become government without any consumer protections.
That would be anti-trust action. The current administration has no interest in enforcing those laws.
Including when they get private corporations to censor by the implication of consequences. Jawboning.
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They knew
All my local news channels. I'm glad I don't watch them anyway.
dead link for me
Suck. On. My. Junk. You fucking losers.
The same argument to pull Jimmy Kimmel would be used to defend Charlie Kirk.
What the fuck with the forced ad tracking. NO thank you.
Also, I clearly refused to grant consent to this fucking abhorrent website.
This company is not compatible with being a Disney affiliate. There needs to be a forced sale right now.
Sure seems like they are though since Disney/ABC also capitulated like a little bitch to these fascists.
All of these companies, Sinclair, nexstar, Disney, ABC they are all little peas in the collaborator pod when it came to capitulating to these fascists.
Boycott should and must continue on all these companies until those on their knees to fascists are fired and blacklisted.
My two cents.