The Disney protests were a wake-up call about the risks of streaming mergers
Each month, we’ll examine the biggest controversial changes to tech products: what changed, why it’s happening, how users are affected, and how companies can do better.
Each month, we’ll examine the biggest controversial changes to tech products: what changed, why it’s happening, how users are affected, and how companies can do better.
The short version
- Be sure to check out our first two articles in the series, which are about ads in PC monitors and social media’s AI moderators .
- There was a call to boycott Disney last fall.
- The owner of the ABC network had taken Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air over comments Kimmel made about responses to Charlie Kirk’s murder, sending free speech proponents into a frenzy .
What happened
Those free speech proponents include me, who, as a reporter, has clear stakes in protecting that right. Although I was on board with halting support for a company I felt had acted wrongfully, truly boycotting Disney proved harder than I expected.
Why it matters
Canceling Disney+ was simple but threw a hefty wrench into my evening routine.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Ars Technica via the links above and below.