FCC to investigate Disney and ABC over potential violation in diversity practices
Federal Communications Commission says its DEI efforts may breach equal employment opportunity regulations
The USs top media regulator on Friday said it was opening an investigation into the diversity practices of Walt Disney and its ABC unit, saying they may violate equal employment opportunity regulations.
Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, wrote to the Disney CEO, Robert Iger, in a letter dated on Thursday that the companys diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts may not have complied with FCC regulations and that changes by the company may not go far enough.
Disney has come into conflict with Republicans in recent years. In 2023 the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, clashed with Disney over its opposition to the states so-called dont say gay law and rightwingers have attacked the company for being woke most recently for the casting of Rachel Zegler, an American actor of Colombian descent, in the titular role of its Snow White reboot.
We are reviewing the Federal Communications Commissions letter, and we look forward to engaging with the commission to answer its questions, a Disney spokesperson said.
Disney recently revised its executive compensation policies to remove diversity and inclusion as a performance metric, adding a new standard called talent strategy, aimed at upholding the companys values.
Carr said the FCCs enforcement bureau would be engaging with Disney to obtain an accounting of Disney and ABCs DEI programs, policies, and practices.
Carr, who was designed chair by Donald Trump on 20 January, has been aggressively investigating media companies.
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