ABC is running ads asking viewers to protest what the network describes as an FCC attempt to control who can appear on the talk show The View. The ad frames this as a threat to editorial freedom—the ability of broadcasters to choose their own programming and guests. This escalating dispute highlights tensions between television networks and federal regulators over how much authority the FCC should exercise over broadcast content. According to Ars Technica, ABC is mobilizing its audience to pressure regulators in response to what it views as regulatory overreach.

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