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Jimmy Kimmel Says FCC’s Demands Are ‘Latest Attack on Free Speech’
The FCC's new guidance challenges decades-old exemptions for talk shows, prompting concerns about free speech and equal airtime rules affecting political candidates, Kimmel said.
- Jimmy Kimmel criticized FCC Chair Brendan Carr's new guidelines, calling them an attack on free speech.
- The FCC's new policy would require talk shows to give equal airtime to political candidates, removing previous exemptions under the equal time rule.
- Kimmel highlighted that conservative broadcasters like Fox News are not subject to the same requirements because they do not use public airwaves.
- He expressed uncertainty about how these new guidelines will affect late-night shows in the current media landscape.
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