Disney has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. Tuesday's lawsuit comes after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr recently defended the agency’s actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty to “operate in the public interest.” ABC has accused the agency of a brazen attempt to chill its constitutionally protected free speech, The FCC’ launched a review in April of eight ABC local broadcast licenses well before they expire. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired, and the FCC review of ABC’s licenses came amid a fight with Kimmel over a joke that offended Trump. Messages were sent seeking comment to the FCC and ABC.
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech. Russia’s Federal Security Service accuses him of aiding what it called terrorist activities. It also said it was adding Durov’s name to international wanted lists. The Russian-born Durov, 41, responded by posting a photo of himself raising a middle finger on Telegram’s official account on X. The case marks an escalation of the Kremlin’s efforts to tighten control over the internet and digital communications amid growing public fatigue with the 4-year-old war in Ukraine and its growing economic fallout.
A judge has ruled in Kentucky that some schools run by the Department of Defense must stop censoring classroom and library materials related to race and gender.
The survey asked more than 1,500 people in 30 major U.S. cities about their swearing habits.
The company said in a statement Thursday that it did not ask for any “homosexual content” to be removed from the films.