The REAL Threat to Free Speech Isn’t Jimmy Kimmel

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension has reignited questions about free speech, corporate power, and what the First Amendment actually covers. Chris Cuomo explains why this isn’t a constitutional case, why Disney had the legal right to act, and how judgment about whether the decision was right is separate from what the law requires. He also compares the public response to Kimmel with how his own suspension was handled, highlighting inconsistencies in accountability. But Cuomo argues the bigger issue isn’t Kimmel at all. While traditional media companies face clear legal standards and business risks, social media platforms operate with almost no guardrails. From Section 230 protections to algorithm-driven outrage, he breaks down why platforms like X and Facebook hold the real power over speech today — and why that imbalance threatens public discourse. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: Go to http://drinkag1.com/CCP to get a FREE Frother with your first purchase of AGZ. Go to http://GetSoul.com and use the code CUOMO for 30% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.0	Let's talk about Jimmy Kimmel now that we've seen how both sides have processed it.
0:36.5	We've gotten left and right, and it's time to be reasonable,
0:40.4	to understand the law and then to understand preference what we know and what we don't know, okay?
0:52.9	Chris Cuomo here. Welcome to the Chris Cuombo project. And look, this is a tough one for people like me. Why? I'm in the free speech business, meaning the marketplace of ideas, meaning more ideas, more better. Do I think that there need to be standards?
1:11.4	Sure, they have to be standards.
1:12.9	You should have your standards?
1:14.1	I should have my standards.
1:16.4	Okay, what about legal standards?
1:18.9	We know what they are.
1:20.6	Jimmy Kimmel being acted upon, let's say, by Disney, ABC,
1:27.4	is not about the law.
1:29.6	They have the right, and I'll explain why.
1:32.3	It doesn't mean that you think what they did is right or that I think what they did is right.
1:38.3	But that's about our opinion, not the law, okay?
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