Overview

• ABC’s suspension followed public warnings from FCC chair Brendan Carr after Kimmel’s monologue about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
• Google searches for how to cancel Disney+ and Hulu hit a 12‑month high, and users posted screenshots citing the suspension as their reason for quitting.
• Actor Tatiana Maslany urged followers to cancel Disney+, Hulu and ESPN, while hashtags such as #BoycottDisney and #BoycottABC gained traction across platforms.
• The Writers Guild of America West protest drew hundreds outside Disney Studios, leading the company to close its main studio gate.
• Civil‑liberties and entertainment unions, including the ACLU, WGA and SAG‑AFTRA, condemned the suspension as censorship, while Disney shares fell about 2.4% since the announcement.