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    [I am stuck between "Kimmel is unfunny and probably pushed the envelope   
   too far this time" vs. the right to free speach and the dangerous precident   
   that his suspension sets, and the fact that no one should be looking to   
   late-night entertainers for "news."]   
      
   'Hit them where it hurts': Angry Disney+ and Hulu users are closing their   
   accounts in their droves as Jimmy Kimmel cancellation saga rumbles on   
      
   Date:   
   Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:04:51 +0000   
      
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   Disney+ and Hulu are facing a mass exodus of users as furious fans and   
   Hollywood creatives hit out over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Disney is facing a major backlash from Disney+ and Hulu users over the   
   indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and its host.    
      
   In recent days, swathes of the entertainment behemoth's fanbase have taken to   
   social media to express their disgust over Disney's handling of the    
   situation. And, in a bid to make the Hollywood institution sit up and take   
   notice, many have not only confirmed they've cancelled their subscriptions to   
   two of the world's best streaming services , but have called on others to do   
   the same.    
      
   Kimmel, whose late-night talk show has run for nearly 24 seasons since its   
   January 2003 debut, was pulled off the air on Monday, September 15 for   
   comments he made about political activist Charlie Kirk. The outspoken   
   conservative was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University on   
   September 10.    
      
   In the wake of Kimmel's comments, Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal   
   Communications Commission (FCC), threatened that ABC would face regulatory   
   consequences if it didn't act. In the hours that followed Carr's warning, two   
   of ABC's largest affiliates in Nexstar and Sinclair confirmed that they'd    
   stop broadcasting Kimmel's show. By the evening of September 15, ABC    
   announced that Kimmel's hosting privileges had been "indefinitely" removed.   
      
   Disney+ users have already pulled the plug on their accounts over the Kimmel   
   saga   
      
   Amid the wider political and cultural fallout around the freedom of the    
   press, and of free speech itself, numerous Hollywood creatives have chastised   
   Disney, ABC, Nexstar, and Sinclair for appearing to bend the knee to the FCC   
   and, by proxy, the Trump administration.    
      
   Per The Washington Post , a host of actors, directors, and producers have   
   expressed outrage over the suspension of Kimmel and his show. Going one step   
   further, Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof took to Instagram on Thursday,   
   September 18 (as reported by The Wrap ) to state he wouldn't work for Disney   
   or its subsidiaries again until Kimmel was reinstated.    
      
   Tatiana Maslany, star of Marvel TV show She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , which   
   aired exclusively on Disney+ in mid-2022, though, has arguably been the most   
   vocal critic. Posting on her Instagram story on Thursday (thanks to X/Twitter   
   for the screenshot), Maslany called on her 500,000 followers to boycott   
   Disney-owned streaming platforms in a bid to force the entertainment giant to   
   walk back its decision.   
      
   And that's what some of Maslany's fans, plus many other furious subscribers,   
   have done since the saga began.    
      
   Threads on Reddit pages, such as r/television and r/entertainment  these are   
   just two of numerous threads on these sub-Reddits  are littered with comments   
   from irate users who've said they've closed their accounts or plan on   
   cancelling their subscriptions in the near future. That includes people who   
   were signed up to Disney+ and Hulu, plus other services that require a   
   subscription to use, such as National Geographic, ESPN, and FX Now.    
      
   Some are even going as far as to say they'll boycott other Disney-owned   
   properties, too, including Disneyland resorts, Disney Cruise Liners, and the   
   company's merchandise.    
      
   Reddit isn't the only place people are threatening to boycott Disney in the   
   immediate and long term, either. Users on X/Twitter, Instagram, and the   
   ResetEra forums are doing exactly that.    
      
   Understandably, the big question is: will any of this work?    
      
   At the last count in June, Disney's combined subscriber figure for Disney+    
   and Hulu sat at 183 million. Obvious as it is to say, that's a huge number    
   so, unless tens of millions of users close their accounts, it's unlikely that   
   this boycott will significantly impact Disney's revenue streams.    
      
   Per a September 18 report by Bloomberg , Disney executives are due to meet   
   Kimmel to discuss his and his show's futures in the near future. If a   
   compromise can't be reached, it's possible that more subscribers could walk   
   away from Disney+ and its sibling platforms. Whether it'll be a big enough   
   number to make Disney sit up and take notice, though, remains to be seen.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/streaming/disney-plus/hit-them-where-it-hurts-angry-   
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