FCC chair launches investigation into Disney over DEI

The hits keep coming for The Walt Disney Co. — and not in the way that the media empire would probably prefer.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr announced Friday on the social media platform X that he is opening an investigation into Disney, the parent company of ABC, over potential violations of the FCC's equal employment opportunity regulations through the company's efforts that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

"For decades, Disney focused...