Disney scaled back DEI policies this year. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr still opened an investigation.
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WhenPresidentDonaldTrumpreenteredofficeinJanuary,heimmediatelysetaboutremovingalltracesofdiversity,equity,andinclusion(DEI)initiativesfromthefederalgovernment.Hesignedoneexecutiveorder“endingradicalandwastefulgovernmentDEIprogramsandpreferencing”andanother“endingillegaldiscriminationandrestoringmerit-basedopportunity.”
Morerecently,anti-DEIeffortshavemovedfromthegovernmentintotheprivatesector.Lastweek,FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ChairmanBrendanCarrthreatenedDisney—whichownstheABCbroadcastnetwork—withgovernmentactionovertheDEIpoliciesitnolongerhas,andtheonesitmayormaynotcurrentlyhave.
“IamwritingtoinformyouthatIhaveaskedtheFCC’sEnforcementBureautoopenaninvestigationintoDisneyandABC,”CarrwroteinalettertoDisneyCEOBobIger.“Inparticular,IwanttoensurethatDisneyandABChavenotbeenviolatingFCCequalemploymentopportunityregulationsbypromotinginvidi
