US EditionFCC chair launches investigation into Disney over DEI
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr initiated an investigation into Disney and ABC, prompted by concerns that their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs may violate FCC equal employment opportunity regulations.
- The investigation follows scrutiny of DEI initiatives, including Disney's mandatory inclusion standards requiring 50% of regular characters to be from underrepresented groups, and racially-segregated affinity groups, which Carr fears promote discrimination.
- This action aligns with a broader trend of reevaluating DEI policies, potentially influenced by executive orders from President Trump aimed at removing DEI initiatives in both the government and private sectors, although Disney shifted away from DEI initiatives in February.
- Carr stated that businesses seeking FCC approval should end "invidious forms of DEI discrimination," raising concerns about the future of mergers and acquisitions in the communications sector, specifically mentioning Paramount's merger with Skydance and Verizon's acquisition of Frontier.
- Disney acknowledged the FCC's letter and stated, "We are reviewing the Federal Communications Commission's letter, and we look forward to engaging with the commission to answer its questions," as many other companies like Meta, Amazon, McDonald's, and Goldman Sachs have already been reframing or removing their DEI policies.
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The Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau has launched an investigation into hiring practices at Disney and ABC to ensure neither is violating equal employment opportunity regulations through “DEI discrimination.”
Disney and ABC Under FCC Investigation Over DEI Policies
Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has ordered a probe into Disney’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies to assess whether they amount to discrimination, racial or otherwise. “I have asked the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau to open an investigation into Disney and ABC,” Carr wrote in a March 27 letter addressed to Disney CEO Robert Iger. “In particular, I want to ensure that Disney and ABC have not been …
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