The US government agency that regulates television said that the investigation into the practices of diversity and inclusion in Disney, which is the latest sign of pressure on media companies.
The President of the Federal Communications Communications (FCC) Brendan Carr sent a letter to Disney on Friday, as well as his unit ABC News, informing them about the planned investigation.
He said that this move was encouraged by the concern that the company promoted diversity “in a way that is not in line” with government regulations.
Disney spokesman said that the company considers the letter, writes BBC.
“We look forward to cooperation with the Commission to answer her questions,” Disney stated in a statement.
The FCC investigation against Disney comes when the Trump administration increases measures against dei practice (diversity, equality and inclusion), and the influence feels outside the USA.
French companies that have contracts with the US government have received a letter from the US Embassy in France, in which they are required to adhere to the Trump’s executive to prohibit dei programs.
The letter states that the order “applies to all suppliers and service providers of the US government, regardless of their nationality and the country in which they operate”.
In the letter to Robert Iger, the Executive Director of Disney, the President of the FCC Carr stated that he would like to ensure that the media company “ends all discriminatory initiatives, not only nominally, but also essentially”.
He added, “I want to determine whether Disney’s activities – whether they were in progress or were recently suspended – at all times in accordance with the applicable FCC regulations.”
Carr is a member of the FCC since 2017. years, and Trump appointed him in November at the head of the agency.
From arriving at the function, he has strengthened the supervision of media firms, an investigations against NPR and PBS and requested information from technological companies, including Apple and Google, about their use of services that affect news ranking.
The FCC also announced investigations against Verizon and Comcast, as well as its media units of NBCuniversal, due to their dei initiatives.
Disney, the most famous for their cartoons and themed parks, earlier this year, has made certain changes in their dei policies.
“Although I saw reports that Disney recently gave up on some of his dei programs, there are still significant concerns,” Carr wrote in the letter.
“I want to ensure that Disney and ABC did not violate the FCC regulations on equal employment opportunities by promoting harmful forms of discrimination,” he added.
Carr also requested information on rules related to the diversity in the display of characters, among other initiatives.
This investigation is not the first time that the disney target is of political attacks.
Last year, the company agreed to pay $ 15 million after Donald Trump lawsuit for defamation, because the ABC journalist mistakenly stated that the former force was declared “rape responsible.”
The New York Jury has earlier found that Trump was responsible for “sexual abuse”, which has a specific legal significance according to the laws of the New York state.
The Republican Governor Florida Ron Desantis also was in conflict with Disney after the company criticized the state law known as “does not speak gay”, which limits teaching in schools.
Disney has previously been the target of conservatives for the alleged acceptance of the “Woke” message in their films.
(Vijesti.ba)
