So I’m assuming that Sinclair will be demanding that Tucker apologize and donate and that the FCC will be threatening to cancel his podcast.
So I’m assuming that Sinclair will be demanding that Tucker apologize and donate and that the FCC will be threatening to cancel his podcast.
It does. That is one of the very limit content regulatory powers it has over cable tv. “Obsenity” is a very high bar, though, and is, itself, not protected speech under the 1st Amendment at all.
To be considered obscene, it must meet a three-pronged test from the Supreme Court:
Basically Brian Kilmeade can’t show his gaping asshole taking a dump on Fix & Friends. But he can casually suggest euthanizing the homeless population and it’s out of the FCC’s hand.