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Not shut down; regulated.



For everyone who downvoted. This was intended to be tongue-in-cheek, yes they are effectively the same thing.


The FCC does not have the power to shut down broadcasts based on their content.


It does have the power to intimidate broadcasters and pressure them in a variety of ways.


ostensibly it does.


Sure seems like they're trying to invent one


Yes, exactly. They’re exercising a power they don’t have, which should not hold up in a lawful country. Obviously, here we are.




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