ABC has suspend 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' in the wake of Brendan Carr threatening ABC affiliates following the late-night host's comments about the suspected Kirk shooter's politics.
Unless everyone works together, from content creation all the way down to distribution, some part of the chain will comply with the federal government. They unfortunately don’t need to do anything physical - the show is already dependent on several entities.
Problem is there’re coming for the internet I have to imagine
Kimmel, Colbert, Oliver - let’s say they all just doing YouTube or their own websites tomorrow. The content will make the admin just as mad, so that means the admin has to go after the web.
I’m not sure your question really, it should be obvious to any human person capable of posting online that the federal government has access to the means to lock someone up.
Whether or not there are FCC officials licensed to carry firearms arms or FBI agents are investigating social media, there’s always people on standby to do violence in the name of the State.
Physically
How? Impossible how?
Unless everyone works together, from content creation all the way down to distribution, some part of the chain will comply with the federal government. They unfortunately don’t need to do anything physical - the show is already dependent on several entities.
So, not physically, and not impossible.
Just illegal and therefore cool?
Illegal, and never cool. I don’t like this just as much as you. It’s just any physical action wouldn’t make a difference.
I think even jimmy Kimmel could be cool if he was doing pirate broadcast art crimes.
I feel like nothing short of physical action really needs to be paid attention to.
Problem is there’re coming for the internet I have to imagine
Kimmel, Colbert, Oliver - let’s say they all just doing YouTube or their own websites tomorrow. The content will make the admin just as mad, so that means the admin has to go after the web.
Decentralized meshnets our only hope?
Youtube probably isnt a good platform, since they shill for right wingers.
I read ‘walkaway’; those are potentially very cool. I like this idea.
Walkaway?
It is illegal, if you violate the laws then people with guns show up and lock you in a cage where you can’t do the illegal thing.
It’s the FCC. They don’t have guns.
They call DoJ and they do it. Example: https://katv.com/news/nation-world/florida-telecom-ceo-sentenced-in-largest-fcc-fraud-case-in-us-history-southwest-ranches-q-link-wire-fraud-covid-19-relief-federal-communications-commission-department-of-justice-july-27-2025
None of the characters in that story are implied to have guns. One of them was implied to have a hammer-a goofy wooden one.
It’s the federal government, criminal violations of federal law is investigated by the FBI.
Who are currently more concerned with posting.
There’s more than 1 FBI agent.
I’m not sure your question really, it should be obvious to any human person capable of posting online that the federal government has access to the means to lock someone up.
Whether or not there are FCC officials licensed to carry firearms arms or FBI agents are investigating social media, there’s always people on standby to do violence in the name of the State.
I think you give them too much credit as this totalizing thing. Those capacities are breaking, and were never what you seem to think they are.
They were never what I seem to think they are? What kind of handwaving pseudointellectual position is that?
The FBI has never had the capacity to arrest people for violating FCC regulations? Is that what you’re saying?
Some, I’m sure. A pirate radio station here and there maybe. There’s a problem of scale.
you sure? IRS agents have guns. I don’t know if it’s because they’re Treasury or Federal, but i wouldn’t push my luck.
I feel like maybe IRS agents have guns because people fucking hate the IRS than to help them do their jobs.