Unless everyone works together, from content creation all the way down to distribution, some part of the chain will comply with the federal government. They unfortunately don’t need to do anything physical - the show is already dependent on several entities.
Problem is there’re coming for the internet I have to imagine
Kimmel, Colbert, Oliver - let’s say they all just doing YouTube or their own websites tomorrow. The content will make the admin just as mad, so that means the admin has to go after the web.
Counterpoint: what is the FCC going to do to physically stop them? Jam the signal? Send in men with guns?
Revoke their broadcast license, to make it impossible for them to be on the air with their distributors.
Generally productions are a multi-stage process with several companies involved.
Physically
How? Impossible how?
Unless everyone works together, from content creation all the way down to distribution, some part of the chain will comply with the federal government. They unfortunately don’t need to do anything physical - the show is already dependent on several entities.
So, not physically, and not impossible.
Just illegal and therefore cool?
Illegal, and never cool. I don’t like this just as much as you. It’s just any physical action wouldn’t make a difference.
I think even jimmy Kimmel could be cool if he was doing pirate broadcast art crimes.
I feel like nothing short of physical action really needs to be paid attention to.
Problem is there’re coming for the internet I have to imagine
Kimmel, Colbert, Oliver - let’s say they all just doing YouTube or their own websites tomorrow. The content will make the admin just as mad, so that means the admin has to go after the web.
Decentralized meshnets our only hope?
I read ‘walkaway’; those are potentially very cool. I like this idea.
It is illegal, if you violate the laws then people with guns show up and lock you in a cage where you can’t do the illegal thing.
It’s the FCC. They don’t have guns.
They call DoJ and they do it. Example: https://katv.com/news/nation-world/florida-telecom-ceo-sentenced-in-largest-fcc-fraud-case-in-us-history-southwest-ranches-q-link-wire-fraud-covid-19-relief-federal-communications-commission-department-of-justice-july-27-2025
None of the characters in that story are implied to have guns. One of them was implied to have a hammer-a goofy wooden one.
The second one
Which ones? The FCC doesn’t have men with guns. The FBI are only good for posting now. They gonna send in the ATF?
Whoever the dictator wants, dude. Don’t you get it?
That’s not going to be a very competent thing, and it would cost them more.
I agree. Are we talking about a competent man?
Federal Marshalls, or local law enforcement.
Oh. We know this how?