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Source: NBC News
March 28, 2025, 4:21 PM EDT / Source: CNBC
The Federal Communications Commission has alerted the Walt Disney Company and its ABC unit that it will begin an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the media giant.
The FCC, the agency that regulates the media and telecommunications industry, said in a letter dated Friday that it wants to ensure that Disney and ABC have not been violating FCC equal employment opportunity regulations by promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.
We are reviewing the Federal Communications Commissions letter, and we look forward to engaging with the commission to answer its questions, a Disney spokesperson told CNBC.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who was recently appointed by President Donald Trump, began a similar investigation into Comcast and NBCUniversal in early February.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/fcc-investigating-disney-abc-dei-initiatives-rcna198647
