Carr's threat is a stretch. The FCC is empowered to enforce equal employment opportunity rules on radio and TV stations, but targeting Disney's DEI practices via its authority over ABC—one of Disney's numerous subsidiary companies —gives the impression that Carr is simply reaching for whatever means he can.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened an investigation into Disney over its diversity practices. Here's what we know.

The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into Walt Disney Co. and its broadcast subsidiary ABC over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Chairman