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"Make me" — Oliver challenges media to resist government censorship

Ellsworth Toohey
Sep 22, 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel & the FCC: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

"If the government can force a network to pull a late-night show off the air and do so in plain view, it can do a shit of a lot worse," John Oliver warned on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight," addressing the recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's ABC program.

Oliver delivered a blistering critique of …

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