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8 entries in Fcc CensorshipColbert Calls CBS Statement 'Crap' on Air
Colbert escalated his confrontation with CBS/Paramount, picking up the network's denial statement with a dog waste bag and challenging the corporation to 'stand up to these bullies.'
Talarico Raises $2.5 Million in 24 Hours
The censored Talarico interview generated 6.4 million YouTube views and $2.5 million in campaign donations in 24 hours — a textbook Streisand effect that made the censorship counterproductive.
CBS Blocks Colbert's Talarico Interview
CBS lawyers told Colbert he could not broadcast his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — before the FCC had actually changed any rules. Colbert revealed the block on air and posted the interview to YouTube.
FCC Investigates The View Over Talarico Interview
The FCC sent a letter of inquiry to ABC over James Talarico's appearance on The View — the investigation that directly triggered CBS lawyers to preemptively block Colbert's interview.
Carr Issues Equal Time Guidance Targeting Talk Shows
FCC Chairman Carr issued a Public Notice warning that late-night and daytime talk shows 'motivated by partisan purposes' could lose their exemption from equal time rules — while explicitly exempting conservative talk radio.
Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live after FCC Chairman Carr told a podcast 'We can do this the easy way or the hard way' — demonstrating that implicit government threats could produce corporate compliance without formal enforcement.
FCC Approves Paramount-Skydance Merger
The FCC approved the $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger three weeks after Paramount paid $16 million to settle Trump's lawsuit — a sequence that raised questions about regulatory quid pro quo.
Paramount Settles Trump's 60 Minutes Lawsuit
Paramount paid $16 million to settle Trump's lawsuit over CBS's editorial decisions in a 60 Minutes Kamala Harris interview — establishing the precedent that media companies could be financially punished for exercising editorial judgment.