FCC Chairman Opens Probe Into Disney and ABC DEI Practices
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Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission, says he's going to start investigating Disney's DEI practices.
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FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the probe in a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger on Friday.
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