The FCC does not have the power to shut down broadcasts based on their content.

NewJazz 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

It does have the power to intimidate broadcasters and pressure them in a variety of ways.

Zacharias030 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ostensibly it does.

cactacea 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Sure seems like they're trying to invent one

	▲	lobsterthief 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, exactly. They’re exercising a power they don’t have, which should not hold up in a lawful country. Obviously, here we are.