The Federal Communications Commission is using its authority to suppress speech by pressuring broadcasters to comply with orders, as evidenced by the case of ABC's TV stations.

Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC ABC says early renewal for all stations is unprecedented, has no legitimate purpose. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/trump-fcc-warns-all-broadcasters-to-follow-orders-or-be-punished-like-abc/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Trump #FCC warns all #broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC The eight #broadcast #TV stations owned by ABC filed applications for early license renewals under protest yesterday, accusing the Federal Communications Commission of trying to suppress speech as part of "an unprecedented attack on a single company’s entire portfolio of broadcast licenses." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/trump-fcc-warns-all-broadcasters-to-follow-orders-or-be-punished-like-abc/